Liftoff for Blue Origin mission #NS18!
The New Shepard rocket launches into the Texas sky – carrying William Shatner, Audrey Powers, Chris Boshuizen, and Glen de Vries.
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Onboard view as the BE-3 engine of New Shepard cuts off
#NS18 capsule separation from the booster
.@WilliamShatner and the #NS18 crew are in space
@WilliamShatner Captain Kirk officially made it to space, with the #NS18 capsule hitting an altitude of about 107 kilometers (~351,000 feet)
The #NS18 New Shepard rocket booster returns, landing back on the ground – the 4th completed flight for this booster:
The New Shepard capsule deploys its three main parachutes as it returns the #NS18 crew to Earth
Shatner, over the radio: "That was unlike anything they described."
#NS18 capsule touchdown
The Blue Origin recovery team are racing across the desert floor out to the #NS18 capsule
Blue Origin's Crew Member 7 Sarah Knights is going around the capsule, giving a thumbs up to each of the crew
Bezos also gives the #NS18 crew a thumbs up
Bezos opens the hatch
Audrey Powers is the first out
Shatner is next, giving Bezos a hug
Then customers Boshuizen and Glen de Vries exit
Bezos offers Shatner champagne, who declines, and then celebrates with the recovery team #NS18
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