Here’s a video released by Blue Origin, a private aerospace company founded by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, showing yesterday’s launch of the New Shepard rocket:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEdk-XNoZpA
And for no particular reason, here’s a clip from the 1999 film “Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOZYoa_pod0
Alternate joke: Was this rocket piloted by Ace and Gary?
No, wait: When it was making this rocket, did Blue Origin consult the Airbnb logo designer?
Blue Origin says the flight was a success, and that “any astronauts on board would have had a very nice journey into space and a smooth return.” It has opened an “interested” list for future space travelers here.
This article originally appeared on Recode.net.
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