BLUE ORIGIN RETURNED TO SPACE THIS MORNING (THURSDAY).. WITH SIX PEOPLE ON BOARD FOR THE RIDE. THE PASSENGERS SEATED IN THE ━━ S FIRST STEP CAPSULE ATOP THE NEW SHEPARD ROCKET, LIFTED OFF FROM BLUE ORIGIN'S REMOTE LAUNCHPAD IN VAN HORN, TEXAS AT 9:08 ━M EASTERN TIME. THIS MISSION IS BLUE ORIGIN'S SECOND CREWED SPACE FLIGHT SINCE A MI━FLIGHT FAILURE OF AN UNCREWED LAUNCH BACK IN SEPTEMBER 2022. TODAY'S JOURNEY ENDED WITH A SUCCESSFUL PARACHUTE AIDED TOUCHDOWN, JUST OVER TEN MINUTES AFTER LIFTOFF. THIS WAS THE 26TH NEW SHEPARD