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Blue Origin Resumes Human Spaceflights, Oldest Astronaut at 90

Ed Dwight, a former Air Force pilot, fulfills his decades-long dream of space travel despite a parachute issue.

  • 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.
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