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Bezos's Blue Origin makes 5th crewed flight into space

Jeff Bezos's company Blue Origin flew six tourists into space for a 10-minute ride Saturday, successfully carrying out its fifth crewed mission.

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The white spacecraft called New Shepard lifted off with a roar from a desert spot in west Texas at 8:26 local time (1326 GMT). The crew hooted with glee as the rocket reached space, a Blue Origin webcast showed.