![]() According to the company, the 11-minute flight will be an experience of a lifetime. The pressurised and environmentally-controlled crew capsule can carry up to six people. Named after astronaut Alan Shepard, the first American to go to space, the 60-feet (18 metres) reusable rocket boasts of an advanced design with drag brakes that function to reduce the speed by half on the descent, a powerful engine to thrust the rocket into space and control landing, and effective landing gear for a smooth touchdown. ![]() The launch will be broadcast live on starting at 6:30 am CDT / 11:30 UTC / 5 pm IST. Daemen will become the youngest person ever to fly to space, while Funk, who was one of the 13 women in a 1961 space programme “Mercury 13” - which got cancelled and none of them flew to space back then - will become the oldest person to make the journey.īlue Origin’s New Shepard rocket will be equipped with a space capsule that will carry the four passengers towards their ultimate destination - the ending of Earth’s atmosphere and the beginning of space. Daemon, a high school graduate, is replacing the unknown person, who had paid $28m at an auction to be a part of the crew but backed out.
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