LIVE: Blue Origin Launches Jeff Bezos to Space on First Crewed New Shepard Mission

Blue Origin is launching a crew to space on the first crewed flight of New Shepard. The crew entails Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos, his brother Mark Bezos, aviation pioneer Wally Funk, and Oliver Daemen. Wally will become the oldest person to fly to space and Oliver will become the youngest. Liftoff from West Texas is scheduled for no earlier than 8:00 CDT (13:00 UTC). Coverage: