Blue Origin will launch six tourists to the edge of space after nearly two-year hiatus [Video]

Blue Origin’s tourism rocket is poised to launch passengers to the edge of space for the first time in nearly two years, ending a hiatus prompted by a failed uncrewed test flight.The New Shepard rocket and capsule were set to lift off during a window that opened at 8:30 a.m. CT (9:30 a.m. ET) from Blue Origin’s facilities on a private ranch in West Texas. The expected launch time has since shifted to 8:52 a.m. CT (9:52 a.m. ET), according to a Sunday update from Blue Origin. A livestream of the mission, called NS-25, will begin at about 8:12 a.m. CT (9:12 a.m. ET) on the Jeff Bezos-founded company’s website.Related video above: In December, a Blue Origin mission to send science instruments to space in an uncrewed vessel was a success.NS-25, Blue Origin’s seventh crewed flight to date, will carry six customers aboard the capsule: venture capitalist Mason Angel; Sylvain …