Blue Origin, the space company founded by Jeff Bezos, successfully resumed its space tourism operations on Sunday, launching its New Shepard NS-25 mission from West Texas at 10:13am EDT. This marked the company's first crewed flight since a 2022 grounding due to a rocket mishap. The mission carried six passengers, including 90-year-old Ed Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, and Gopichand Thotakura, the first Indian space tourist. Dwight, who was selected as an astronaut candidate in 1961 but never flew to space, finally fulfilled his dream, becoming the oldest person to go to space. The flight lasted approximately 10 minutes, reaching an apogee of 107.0 km and providing a few minutes of weightlessness for the crew. The mission's success signifies a significant milestone for Blue Origin as it re-enters the competitive space tourism market.
Ed Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate - championed by then-President Kennedy, finally rocketed into space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos' rocket company on Sunday. https://t.co/f9eQR9JSXi
MAKING HISTORY 🚀 Ed Dwight was America's 1st Black astronaut candidate with President John F. Kennedy championing his candidacy. But he wasn't picked for the 1963 class. More than 60 years later, he became the oldest person in space. https://t.co/WdGoJnG3dU
Blue Origin launches first Black astronaut candidate, 5 others into space from Texas https://t.co/QPQC36jEs5
Ed Dwight, America’s first Black astronaut candidate, finally rocketed into space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos’ rocket company. https://t.co/V0hxRSRWah
Ed Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, finally rocketed into space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos' rocket company on Sunday. https://t.co/bnDwW5rqZK https://t.co/bnDwW5rqZK
Ed Dwight was set to be the first Black astronaut in the 1960s but his mission never launched. Now six decades later, at 90 years old, he’s made his mark in the record books aboard Blue Origin’s rocket. @KayleeHartung reports on his journey. https://t.co/9GECRghuoS
Blue Origin flies thrill seekers to space, including oldest astronaut https://t.co/xf7wr8ggf2
Kennedy Championed America's First Black Astronaut Candidate Heads To Space Aboard Bezos Rocket . . . #Kennedy | #america | #americanews | #WorldNews | #RepublicTV | #RepublicDigital | #RepublicWorld https://t.co/L6krZaQ9Ex
Ed Dwight, a 90-year-old artist and former Air Force test pilot who was denied a chance to become the first African American astronaut six decades ago, finally rocketed into space https://t.co/AtT65DNVbG
Ed Dwight, the United States' first Black astronaut candidate, became the oldest person at 90 years old to go to space on Blue Origin's New Shepard NS-25 spacecraft. @giobenitez has more on his historic journey. 🚀 https://t.co/zC4XmqoV79 https://t.co/X7X4RgcxrE
Ed Dwight, America’s first Black astronaut candidate, finally rocketed into space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos’ rocket company on Sunday. https://t.co/lteGpYsLuP
Blue Origin’s tourism rocket has launched passengers to the edge of space for the first time in nearly two years, ending a hiatus prompted by a failed uncrewed test flight. https://t.co/qRXlvjttwX
Ed Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, finally goes to space 60 years later https://t.co/1gPcbFVMpM
A former United States air force pilot who was nearly the first black astronaut in the early years of the space race instead became the oldest man ever to make it into space on Sunday ⬇️ https://t.co/8JuWwtzRX3
Ed Dwight, America’s First Black Astronaut Candidate, Finally Goes to Space 60 Years Later https://t.co/phCvtTcowo
First Black astronaut candidate, now 90, finally reaches space in Blue Origin flight https://t.co/DQVKfZ5B0h https://t.co/P8p7aygMW5
Indian expatriate #GopiThotakura becomes first Indian #space #tourist https://t.co/WnOb3nrtNw
Andhra-Born Gopi Thotakura Makes History, Becomes First Indian Space Tourist Read More: https://t.co/4yFwy2I2o4 #SpaceTourist | #BlueOrigin https://t.co/4ZahDYqo29
Blue Origin Resumes Flights: Gopi Thotakura Becomes First Indian Space Tourist https://t.co/RhYY4DtFGF
Indian expatriate #GopiThotakura made history as he became the first #Indian space tourist to venture into #space as part of the crew for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin's NS-25 #mission. Thotakura was selected as one of the six crew members for the NS-25 mission. Blue… https://t.co/6TJmxN7Of9
Blue Origin launched a six-person crew, including the first US black astronaut candidate from the 1960s, from West Texas to the edge of space https://t.co/ShWwcTn0X9 https://t.co/fEDPCSENZq
Ed Dwight seemed destined to be the world's first Black astronaut only to be blocked in the era when space was still the exclusive preserve of white men. Six decades later, Dwight, now 90, finally makes it to space. @holpuch https://t.co/56LGwbcK1Z
Trending: Blue Origin flies its first crew in 21 months — and writes another page in space history https://t.co/AUDMllm8eL
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin resumed sending tourists to space, launching six private passengers on a short flight more than 60 miles above the Earth https://t.co/3JalhqykzN https://t.co/2pwWJvZzAb
Decades later, America’s first Black astronaut candidate finally goes to space https://t.co/lFF7kNG1q8
America’s first Black #astronaut candidate finally rocketed into space 60 years later. https://t.co/gAVFm6KBas
Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin launched a six-person crew from West Texas to the edge of space on Sunday, resuming its centerpiece space tourism business for the first time since its suborbital New Shepard rocket was grounded in 2022. https://t.co/s5NjbUbyrE
India-born Gopi Thotakura made history on Sunday as he became the first Indian citizen to venture into space as a tourist. He was part of the elite crew for #BlueOrigin’s New Shepard-25 (NS-25) mission. Details here 🔗 https://t.co/l31XhFqKkY https://t.co/Q2n1zKWLLL
Jeff Bezos’s space company #BlueOrigin launched a six-person crew from West Texas to the edge of space, resuming its centerpiece space tourism business for the first time since its suborbital New Shepard rocket was grounded in 2022. https://t.co/tAFk4cKw7e
Ed Dwight, 90, America’s first black astronaut candidate, finally goes to space 60 years later https://t.co/KTW6G1edoL https://t.co/qpS5eYxK9J
Ed Dwight, now 90, went through a few minutes of weightlessness with five other passengers aboard the Blue Origin capsule as it skimmed space on a roughly 10-minute flight. https://t.co/4Cire3HoIr
Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin launched a six-person crew to the edge of space, resuming its space-tourism business for the first time since its New Shepard suborbital rocket was grounded in 2022.https://t.co/ShWwcTn0X9 https://t.co/OOIkisRvH5
Watch: America’s first Black astronaut candidate finally goes to space 60 years later https://t.co/E4kepYIvAe
Blue Origin resumes space flights; crew includes Ed Dwight, America’s first Black astronaut candidate https://t.co/OI7n2H70jw
NASA's first Black astronaut candidate, #EdDwight, was selected for training in 1961 but never got the chance to travel to #space -- until now. https://t.co/FWB2tdRSMb
Jeff Bezos’ $AMZN Blue Origin has resumed sending space tourists >60 miles above the earth's surface today, with six new passengers. The launch was delayed by about an hour before taking off at about 9:35 a.m., but was successful. https://t.co/aTe55aY67q
Ed Dwight, a 90-year-old artist and former Air Force test pilot who was denied a chance to become the first African American astronaut six decades ago, finally rocketed into space on Sunday. https://t.co/st3fgp6lLF
America's first Black astronaut candidate finally rocketed into space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos' rocket company on Sunday. https://t.co/zs4YopCJ30
After a nearly two-year hiatus, Blue Origin flew adventurers to space on Sunday, including a former Air Force pilot who was denied the chance to be the United States' first Black astronaut decades ago. https://t.co/U12GAkpyXR
Blue Origin's tourism rocket has launched passengers to the edge of space for the first time in nearly two years, ending a hiatus prompted by a failed uncrewed test flight. https://t.co/XL8fGp5fwA
Blue Origin launches 6 tourists to the edge of space after nearly 2-year hiatus https://t.co/GJA84WEvEN https://t.co/tBuS43FvAi
America’s first Black astronaut candidate finally rocketed into space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos’ rocket company on May 19. https://t.co/pzKS7NyHST
America’s first Black astronaut candidate finally rocketed into space 60 years later. https://t.co/M2r2dZeVKf
America’s first Black astronaut candidate Ed Dwight finally goes to space 60 years later on Bezos rocket https://t.co/RyW6wR3vCh https://t.co/gjZgxieLvy
Blue Origin Successfully Launches Six Passengers to the Edge of Space https://t.co/rKGPjK2EiF
Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos’s rocket company, sent its first crew into space nearly two years after a failed uncrewed test flight in 2022 temporarily grounded passenger flights. https://t.co/SIG1Npr9dy
America’s first Black astronaut candidate finally rocketed into space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos’ rocket company on Sunday. https://t.co/TQCYanZs4t
America’s first Black astronaut candidate finally goes to space 60 years later on Bezos rocket – Sun Sentinel https://t.co/fVYLEIZWLK
Ed Dwight, America's 1st Black astronaut candidate, becomes oldest person in space https://t.co/k7fM2NJdn3
#BlueOrigin flies thrill seekers to space, including oldest astronaut https://t.co/y52t4bmDbA
Blue Origin Sends First Black Man Trained as Astronaut to Space, 63 Years Later https://t.co/swotmxa8RP via @thedailybeast
Ed Dwight was an Air Force pilot in the 1960s, when President John F. Kennedy championed him as a candidate for NASA’s early astronaut corps. But he was not chosen then to go into space. On Sunday, 60 years later, he finally had his chance. https://t.co/JjVYIfkc03
Did You Miss It?: Six tourists go to the edge of space in Blue Origin Spaceflight. Watch here: https://t.co/WfphEmTQMy https://t.co/RQdTSkt05A
Ed Dwight trained to become the first African American astronaut but was never asked to join NASA. He finally flew into space on Sunday. https://t.co/Yopbg2yz05
Edward Dwight was chosen to be the first Black astronaut in 1961, but he was ultimately passed over. On Sunday, he finally made it on a Blue Origin flight, becoming the oldest person to ever go to space. https://t.co/1g567nAUCp
America’s first Black astronaut candidate finally rocketed into space 60 years later. 🚀 Ed Dwight, 90, went through a few minutes of weightlessness with five other passengers aboard the Blue Origin capsule. https://t.co/LZXF7jz4HE
Ed Dwight, 90, fulfilled a goal 63 years in the making after he finally rocketed to the edge of the atmosphere more than six decades after he was chosen to be the first Black astronaut. https://t.co/D3b6ZSgYwr
First Black astronaut candidate, now 90, reaches space in Blue Origin flight https://t.co/JRwXQEiCcS
Jeff Bezos' space firm Blue Origin is scheduled to launch its first crew of humans to the edge of space since the company's suborbital New Shepard rocket was grounded in 2022, resuming its space tourism business. https://t.co/gla8VM4akw
Denver’s Edward Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, is one of our country’s living legends. At 90, Ed will make history again today as the oldest person in space. With @SenatorHick & @RepJoeNeguse, I introduced a bill to honor Ed with the Congressional Gold Medal. https://t.co/LRzsBeRbwD
90-year-old Ed Dwight, the United States' first Black astronaut candidate, became the oldest person to go to space on Sunday as Blue Origin launched its New Shepard NS-25 spacecraft and completed its first human flight since 2022. https://t.co/4ygjZnOpk1 https://t.co/g5NNqb8XFr
Ed Dwight trained to be the first Black astronaut. Decades later, he finally made it to space. https://t.co/mB80si8R1s
Ed Dwight truly deserved to go to space! Happy for him! Go @blueorigin https://t.co/nUhzPn2NXx
Ed Dwight, a 90-year-old artist and former Air Force test pilot who was denied a chance to become the first African American astronaut six decades ago, finally rocketed into space on Sunday, fulfilling a cherished dream. https://t.co/U1I8vFcRqp
1st Indian Goes To Space As Tourist On Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Flight https://t.co/PoEOmtqMVl https://t.co/o9aip0aO4X
Not only did Ed Dwight finally get to space 60 years later with Blue Origin, but he’s also the new record-holder for the oldest person in space. https://t.co/fan6fTsZXS
Indian pilot becomes first to fly as tourist to space on Blue Origin’s return flight #CaptainGopichandThotakura https://t.co/wBRgwQYHwp
In a historic flight to space, #America's first Black #NASA administaror and astronaut, #EdDwight, finally takes off 60 years later https://t.co/BAIkF2wIrE
America’s first Black astronaut candidate finally goes to space 60 years later on Bezos rocket https://t.co/1Vqw4Ab4Ut
Blue Origin Resumes Space Tourism with NS-25, Carrying Six Passengers Read More: https://t.co/6W6xkQWedH
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches first crew to edge of space since 2022 grounding https://t.co/1IFdnTRqfW
#BlueOrigin space tourism: #GopichandThotakura, Indian-origin entrepreneur and pilot, is among the six crew members on the Blue Origin New Shepard -25 mission https://t.co/06dm626YyE
NS-25: Unofficial numbers based on screengrabs and Blue Origin telemetry graphics: Booster burnout at about T+2:24, 185,000 feet, 2,175 mph; apogee at about T+4:07, 347,573 feet (65.8 mph), 0 mph; landing about T+10 minutes; we'll post official flight stats as soon as Blue…
America’s first Black astronaut candidate goes to space 60 years later on Blue Origin https://t.co/W68CubrQVA
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin completed its first crewed mission in nearly two years this morning Six passengers visited the edge of space for about 10 minutes and touched down safely in Texas https://t.co/ve6TX0Ouh7
Blue Origin launches 1st crewed spaceflight since August 2022 (video) https://t.co/BO488jq4TB https://t.co/T4Yp6beQJ9
The @BlueOrigin New Shepard NS-25 mission was launched at about 1436 UTC (still no GMT clock with seconds on the webcast, Blue?) and reached an apogee of 107.0 km MSL (105.9 km AGL). Flight time was 9m 44s.
America's first Black astronaut candidate finally goes to space 60 years later on Bezos rocket https://t.co/Gan1XY5nBc
Blue Origin's tourism rocket successfully launches passengers to the edge of space for the first time in nearly two years https://t.co/mZ5NWuCnRL
Bezos' Blue Origin launches first crew to edge of space since 2022 grounding https://t.co/i0BRZ3ACNg
Blue Origin flies its first crew in 21 months — and writes another page in space history https://t.co/AUDMllm8eL
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin resumed sending tourists to space on Sunday, delivering six private passengers on a short flight more than 60 miles above the earth https://t.co/lzAxQsM6eN
America's first Black astronaut candidate finally goes to space 60 years later on Bezos rocket, reports AP
Blue Origin successfully launches its first crewed mission since 2022: https://t.co/x4uU8NuIrk by TechCrunch #infosec #cybersecurity #technology #news
VAN HORN, Texas (AP) — America's first Black astronaut candidate finally goes to space 60 years later on Bezos rocket.
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Launches First Tourists To Space Since 2022 Engine Part Malfunction https://t.co/l8sfNHTcM5 https://t.co/EukDHzwG7L
Blue Origin successfully launches its first crewed mission since 2022 https://t.co/h6yawepXTt
Blue Origin successfully sends tourists to the edge of space again after a long hiatus https://t.co/72Bpp0gR1f
NS-25: Blue Origin reports they have word the six crew members "are doing great" after landing
NS-25: New Shepard touchdown
NS-25: New Shepard main parachute deploy confirmed; one of the three mains appears partially inflated
NS-25: Booster landing confirmed https://t.co/txpPL2O830
LATEST: Blue Origin launched New Shepard NS-25, its seventh human flight, to space Sunday carrying 90-year-old Ed Dwight, the U.S.'s first Black astronaut candidate. https://t.co/YUK4QKQqvq
NS-25: New Shepard has passed through apogee, now descending to re-entry and landing
NS-25: BE-3 booster engine shutdown, New Shepard separation confirmed; the crew is now weightless as the capsule continues coasting upward toward the high point of its sub-orbital trajectory
NS-25: LIFTOFF! At ~10:36am EDT (1436 UTC; exact time TBD) https://t.co/37pb7c9J9T
LAUNCH at 1436 UTC of New Shepard NS-25 from the West Texas site with 6 passengers aboard
#BlueOrigin flies thrill seekers to #space after two year hiatus https://t.co/fSGOJDBX15
NS-25: Blue Origin is go for launch; the countdown has picked up at the T-minus 10-minute mark
Bezos’ Blue Origin to Resume Space Tourism Launches Sunday https://t.co/ZQsjDtoFya https://t.co/bBCzQVMslU
WATCH #LIVE: Blue Origin launches 6 tourists to the edge of space after nearly 2-year hiatus https://t.co/ublC4pPYNH
LIVE: Blue Origin resumes space tourist flights https://t.co/u9NCqGgDO3
Blue Origin will launch 6 tourists to the edge of space after nearly 2-year hiatus https://t.co/8xt4sEcjeN https://t.co/WtwdE14mtY
One of the tourists is Ed Dwight, a retired US Air Force captain selected by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 to be the nation's first Black astronaut candidate. https://t.co/XZbYG6QDVL
NS-25: Updated launch time: 10:13am EDT (1413 UTC)
NS-25: Blue Origin's live launch coverage is underway on X and YouTube: https://t.co/EC1xFlYvK3
NS-25: The 6-member crew includes 90-year-old Ed Dwight, a former Air Force test pilot who was denied a chance to become the first African American astronaut 6 decades ago; in a pre-flight interview with CBS News, he said "that was a part of my career that wasn't quite fulfilled,…
NS-25: Good morning; now 30 minutes to launch of Blue Origin's New Shepard 25 flight, the first with passengers aboard since a booster nozzle failure triggered a launch aboard for the NS-23 mission in September '22; liftoff from Blue's West Texas launch site is targeted for…
Watch Live: Bezos' Blue Origin Resumes Space Tourism After Nearly Two-Year Hiatus https://t.co/dDWHinN5Am
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is set to resume launching tourists to space almost two years after the firm’s rocket suffered an in-flight failure that grounded crewed missions https://t.co/igbEcfkhcu
Blue Origin, backed by Jeff Bezos, resumes space flights with the NS-25 mission, including the first Indian space tourist Gopi Thotakura. https://t.co/me1MfHkXjP
Bezos' Blue Origin to launch first crew to edge of space since 2022 grounding https://t.co/qPoOryYDWV https://t.co/EpFoKYUGZI
#NDTVWorld | Meet Ed Dwight, First Black Man Trained As Astronaut To Go To Space After 63 Years https://t.co/8WSBHiMPI5 https://t.co/C7Cuv2YfM8
⚠️ BEZOS' BLUE ORIGIN TO LAUNCH FIRST CREW TO EDGE OF SPACE SINCE 2022 GROUNDING Full Story → https://t.co/YctpwbY8hE https://t.co/mS0xEa6dRB
Blue Origin is set to launch New Shepard NS-25, its seventh human flight, to space Sunday carrying 90-year-old Ed Dwight, the U.S.'s first Black astronaut candidate. https://t.co/RHUxX53PgI https://t.co/GYV8KWapfX
Blue Origin flight carrying first Indian space tourist set for launch #BlueOrigin https://t.co/Es1hDeZD2k
Today, India could have its first civilian #astronaut and its first #spacetourist. 🧵 Gopichand Thotakura, along with five others, is scheduled to be launched into #space today evening aboard @JeffBezos owned @blueorigin's New Shepard-25 (#NS25). (1/N) https://t.co/mdWPnC7Z5X
Blue Origin Resumes Space Tourism Flights Today With 90-Year-Old On Board https://t.co/o5A6kF5OdD
Blue Origin is set to fly adventurers to the final frontier on Sunday for the first time in nearly two years, reigniting competition in the space tourism market after a rocket mishap put its crewed operations on hold https://t.co/MrQUjk2M2h
Six decades after Ed Dwight became the first Black man to train to be an astronaut, he will finally get his chance to go to space on a Blue Origin rocket https://t.co/xOzRwxX4t8 via @WSJ
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Is Launching Its First Manned Space Flight In 2 Years Tomorrow https://t.co/lKD7RQ2sG6
#GopichandThotakura will become the first Indian space tourist when he flies on #BlueOrigin’s mission Read more https://t.co/4i05AsTm9l https://t.co/plsGAuSBbq
Blue Origin’s first crewed launch since 2022: Where to watch https://t.co/ZPy2R7PUWe
We're "Go" to proceed to launch tomorrow, Sunday, May 19. The #NS25 launch window opens at 8:30 a.m. CDT / 13:30 UTC from Launch Site One in West Texas. Live coverage begins on https://t.co/7Y4TherpLr at T-40 minutes. https://t.co/xIl2sVo7mH
First black man to train with NASA will finally make trip to space 60 years on aged 90 on Blue Origin rocket as oldest astronaut ever https://t.co/ZOcctzGbbK https://t.co/nCyU4xEa3R
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is set to fly another space tourism mission as early as Sunday, the first since the company suffered an engine failure on a flight that ended with the capsule’s emergency escape system blasting it away from the rocket booster. https://t.co/3m5uxPpWWA
Who Is #GopichandThotakura? India's First Space Tourist To Fly On Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin Flight Tomorrow #SpaceTourist #JeffBezos #BlueOriginFlight #News https://t.co/t86llDYkgR
Blue Origin to fly again as space tourism struggles to get off the ground https://t.co/zb3ESwJbI3
How to watch Blue Origin's NS-25 private space tourist mission online May 19 https://t.co/AuB8KW1LV0 https://t.co/qCZGLseglw
#GopichandThotakura will become the first Indian space tourist on Sunday when he flies on #BlueOrigin’s mission https://t.co/4i05AsTm9l
Bezos' Space Tourism Venture Set for Restart After Explosion Forced 2-Year Hiatus https://t.co/7LgXcmQEXF https://t.co/O3UrBan5Gv
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is about to fly people to space for the first time in 2 years. Here's why it took so long. https://t.co/ZxmLL6iYqe
Blue Origin to resume space flights on Sunday, near Van Horn https://t.co/P3clOk1wOV
Rocket Report: Blue Origin launch on tap Sunday; Starship stacked in Texas https://t.co/1tTQt83OIA
Blue Origin will launch these 6 passengers May 19, on its 1st crewed mission since 2022 https://t.co/rAFYq8CmmE https://t.co/N7zlAXVgJf
Who Is #GopiThotakura? Meet India's First Space Tourist Making History https://t.co/s2CfvluvuG
Blue Origin to resume space tourist flights after near 2-year pause https://t.co/z8JYvsNhzj
Blue Origin sets launch date for first human spaceflight in nearly 2 years https://t.co/7wJvBhhXL0