Daughter of pioneering astronaut Alan Shepard soars to space aboard Blue Origin rocket
The entire flight, from liftoff to touchdown, was expected to last a little over 10 minutes, with the crew experiencing a few minutes of weightlessness at the very apex of the suborbital flight.
Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket blasts off on mission NS-18 carrying "Star Trek" actor William Shatner and 3 other passengers for a suborbital flight near Van Horn, Texas, US in a still image from video October 13, 2021.(photo credit: Blue Origin/Handout via REUTERS)ByREUTERSUpdated: