Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin sets 'four' Guinness records with its first manned spaceflight

Blue Origin, which conducted its first successful manned spaceflight in July this year, entered Guinness Book this month with not one, but four world records. space capsule was boarded by none or than company’s founder, Jeff Bezos, along with three or crew members. While Bezos is looking for anor historic feat with  second launch on October 13, here are four records me by company. 

oldest person to go to space

At age of 82 years and 169 days on July 20, 2021, Wally Funk etched her name in Guinness Book of Records by becoming oldest person to cross Kármán line, edge of Earth's atmosphere. As per Space.com, record previously belonged to NASA astronaut John Glenn, who was a part of NASA's STS-95 mission and visited space in October 1998 at 77 years of age.

youngest person to go to space

Oliver Daemen became youngest ever to visit space when he was just 18 years 334 days old on day of launch. Notably, this young man was also first paying customer for a suborbital flight. As per multiple media sources, Daemen’s flight was paid for by his far Joes Daemen, CEO of Dutch company Somerset Capital Partners. Daemen reportedly replaced a unanimous bidder after he backed off from flight due to scheduling conflict. 

first siblings to go to space 

third record has been set by Jeff Bezos and his bror Mark Bezos as y became first siblings to visit space toger. Earlier, Bezos h expressed his excitement about his first flight with bror Mark.

first suborbital spacecraft to carry paying customers

Blue Origin’s New Shepard RSS First Step became first spacecraft, on July 20, that successfully completed a commercial suborbital flight by carrying paying customers.

Meanwhile, company is on its way to break its own record of carrying oldest person to space, as actor William Shatner, aged 90, will board second flight on October 12. Shatner is known for his iconic role as ‘Captain Kirk’ in blockbuster Hollywood franchise Star Wars and has shared his preparedness and excitement for upcoming launch.

actor will be accompanied by three or crew members that include Blue Origin employee Audrey Powers, Chris Boshuizen (co-founder of Earth observation company Planet Labs) and Glen de Vries (Vice Chairman at French software company Dassault Systèmes).

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