Overview

• Blue Origin's first crewed launch in nearly two years included six passengers.
• Ed Dwight, once denied the chance to be the first Black astronaut, became the oldest person to reach space.
• The mission experienced a parachute malfunction, but the capsule landed safely with two chutes.
• The Federal Aviation Administration did not classify the parachute issue as a mishap.
• Blue Origin aims to regain its position in the suborbital space tourism market.