Blue Origin's facility at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, seen November 2018. In June, Blue Origin lifted six space tourists on its 13th passenger flight.
Past flights included Star Trek celebrity William Shatner, Hall of Famer Michael Strahan and pop superstar Katy Perry. File Photo by Joe Marino/UPI | License Photo
Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Space tourism company Blue Origin launched six people in Texas on its 15th mission in the growing orbital tourism industry.
Blue Origin's mission NS-36, space flight saw liftoff at 8:40 a.m. CDT via its launch site in west Texas after a 9:30 a.m. launch window opened for its suborbital journey in the 36th flight for its reusable rocket-capsule New Shepard.
"Hugs all around," an announcer said in a live-streamed broadcast as New Shepard landed in the Texas desert.
