Jeff Bezos
VAN HORN, TEXAS - JULY 20: Jeff Bezos laughs as he speaks about his flight on Blue Origin’s New Shepard into space during a press conference on July 20, 2021 in Van Horn, Texas. Mr. Bezos and the crew that flew with him were the first human spaceflight for the company. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Space Cowboy Jeff Bezos Safely Returns to Earth After Brief Blue Origin Jaunt (You’re Stuck With Him, Says the Cosmos)

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One small step for man, one big slap in the face for mankind. Jeff Bezos, dressed in some kind of cowboy-astronaut hybrid ensemble, returned to Earth today after his first Blue Origin commercial flight to space.

The 57-year-old Amazon founder launched his phallic New Shepard rocket at 9:12 a.m. ET Tuesday from West Texas.

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