Jeff Bezos, world’s richest man, travels to space in his own rocket

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Jeff Bezos, the richest person on the planet, blasted off for space Tuesday aboard a Blue Origin rocket on its first human flight, the company’s live broadcast showed.

The rocket lifted off from a base in the west Texas desert at approximately 8:12 am local time (1312 GMT) after a brief hold.

The capsule touched down in the west Texas desert after breaching the boundary of space, the company’s live broadcast showed.

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The spaceship floated down on three giant parachutes before firing a retro thruster, sending up a cloud of sand as it gently landed at one or two miles (kilometers) an hour.

“A very happy group of people in this capsule,” said Bezos.

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