VAN HORN, Texas - Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket is set to blast off into space on Tuesday with its founder Jeff Bezos and others in what will be the company’s first-ever astronaut flight.Bezos, the founder of the aerospace company as well as Amazon, will launch from West Texas.
He’ll be joined by his brother, Mark, 18-year-old Oliver Daemen from the Netherlands and 82-year-old female aviation pioneer Wally Funk.
Daemen and Funk will become the youngest and oldest people who have ever gone to space. "We’re ready. The vehicle is ready," Bezos told FOX Business on Monday ahead of the launch. "This team is amazing.
I feel very good about it and I think my fellow crewmates feel good about it too."The crew will depart at 9 a.m. EDT (8 a.m..