On 31 March a Blue Origin New Shepard rocket and capsule on flight NS-20 launched from the Earth (“Launch Site One” in West Texas) at 1358 GMT on 31 March. It carried six space travellers. All six (five fare paying) humans were safely recovered to Earth in their parachuted capsule after a suborbital flight to an altitude of 107 km. The flight lasted nine minutes and 56 seconds. The humans on board listed were: Gary Lai (Blue Origin employee and New Shepard designer who replaced TV comedian Pete Davidson who could not make the flight), Dr George Nield, Jim Kitchen, Marty Allen, Sharon Hagle and Mark Hagle.
New Shepard NS-20 launches on its suborbital flight to 107 km. Courtesy: Blue Origin
