VAN HORN, TEXAS( REUTERS)-The eldest daughter of pioneering US astronaut Alan Shepard took a

came back to land successfully.It was five minutes and 50 miles shorter than Alan Shepard’s Mercury

-launching company Saturday, sharing the trip with the daughter of America’s first astronaut.“ TOUCHDOWN

Tuesday from the company's launch site in rural west Texas. Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft

New Shepard. Источник изображения: Blue Origin Вашингтон.

Фото: Joe Skipper / Reuters. Blue Origin: В новый полет корабль New Shepard отправится

Капсула New Shepard. Источник изображения: wikipedia Американская компания Blue Origin

Аппарат "New Shepard". Источник изображения: Twitter/Blue Origin Вашингтон.

Virgin Galactic plans to complete two more test flights before it begins flying paying customers to space next year.... Blue Origin also plans to continue flying customers to space, though it has not announced a ticket price or additional details about commercial operations.... Proceeds from the auction for a spot on Tuesday’s launch went to the Club for the Future foundation, which was founded by Blue Origin and is aimed at promoting science, technology, engineering and math careers....

New Shepard. Источник изображения: Blue Origin Американская частная аэрокосмическая