<p>Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin on Thursday launched six people to space, including the first from Egypt and Portugal, on the company's sixth crewed flight.</p>.<p>Mission "N-22" saw the New Shepard suborbital rocket blast off around 8:58 am local time (1358 GMT) from Blue's base in the west Texas desert.</p>.<p>The autonomous, re-usable vehicle sent its crew capsule soaring above the Karman line, the internationally recognized space boundary, 62 miles (100 kilometers) above sea level.</p>.<p>"I'm floating!" a crewmate could be heard saying on a live stream, as the capsule coasted to its highest point and the passengers experienced a few minutes of weightlessness.</p>.<p>Both the rocket and capsule separately returned to the base -- the latter using giant parachutes -- completing the mission around 11 minutes after lift-off.</p>.<p>The crew included Egyptian engineer Sara Sabry, and Portuguese entrepreneur Mario Ferreira, both the first people of their countries to leave Earth.</p>.<p>It also included Coby Cotton, one of five co-founders of the YouTube sports and comedy channel Dude Perfect, which boasts more than 57 million followers.</p>.<p>A Blue Origin spokeswoman confirmed all six crew were paying passengers -- though Sabry's seat was sponsored by nonprofit Space for Humanity.</p>.<p>Blue Origin has not revealed its ticket prices.</p>.<p>Past flights have included celebrity guests who have flown for free, including Star Trek legend William Shatner.</p>
<p>Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin on Thursday launched six people to space, including the first from Egypt and Portugal, on the company's sixth crewed flight.</p>.<p>Mission "N-22" saw the New Shepard suborbital rocket blast off around 8:58 am local time (1358 GMT) from Blue's base in the west Texas desert.</p>.<p>The autonomous, re-usable vehicle sent its crew capsule soaring above the Karman line, the internationally recognized space boundary, 62 miles (100 kilometers) above sea level.</p>.<p>"I'm floating!" a crewmate could be heard saying on a live stream, as the capsule coasted to its highest point and the passengers experienced a few minutes of weightlessness.</p>.<p>Both the rocket and capsule separately returned to the base -- the latter using giant parachutes -- completing the mission around 11 minutes after lift-off.</p>.<p>The crew included Egyptian engineer Sara Sabry, and Portuguese entrepreneur Mario Ferreira, both the first people of their countries to leave Earth.</p>.<p>It also included Coby Cotton, one of five co-founders of the YouTube sports and comedy channel Dude Perfect, which boasts more than 57 million followers.</p>.<p>A Blue Origin spokeswoman confirmed all six crew were paying passengers -- though Sabry's seat was sponsored by nonprofit Space for Humanity.</p>.<p>Blue Origin has not revealed its ticket prices.</p>.<p>Past flights have included celebrity guests who have flown for free, including Star Trek legend William Shatner.</p>