Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, Completes First <br />Passenger Flight <br />to Space .<br />ABC News reports that on July 20, Jeff Bezos successfully launched into space on his rocket company’s first flight carrying passengers.<br />ABC News reports that on July 20, Jeff Bezos successfully launched into space on his rocket company’s first flight carrying passengers.<br />The short flight saw Blue Origin's <br />New Shepherd rocket soar into space<br />and land back on the desert floor 10 minutes later.<br />The short flight saw Blue Origin's <br />New Shepherd rocket soar into space<br />and land back on the desert floor 10 minutes later.<br />The short flight saw Blue Origin's <br />New Shepherd rocket soar into space<br />and land back on the desert floor 10 minutes later.<br />Among the passengers were Bezos’ younger brother, <br />an 82-year-old aviation pioneer from the Dallas area <br />and an 18-year-old from the Netherlands.<br />Among the passengers were Bezos’ younger brother, <br />an 82-year-old aviation pioneer from the Dallas area <br />and an 18-year-old from the Netherlands.<br />They became the oldest and the youngest people to ever travel off the planet.<br />The rocket launch took place on the 52nd anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.<br />The rocket launch took place on the 52nd anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.<br />The New Shepherd rocket was named after America’s first astronaut, Alan Shepherd. .<br />The New Shepherd rocket was named after America’s first astronaut, Alan Shepherd. .<br />Just over a week ago, fellow billionaire Richard Branson successfully achieved a suborbital passenger flight aboard his Virgin Galactic rocket the VSS Unity
