Theoretically, Sunbird's tremendous speeds could cut mission times to Mars in half, from seven to eight months to about four. Pulsar Fusion views the vehicle as an interplanetary tug; Sunbird would ...

Lauren Sánchez, the journalist and author who organized the flight (she's also fiancee of Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos), ...

While some were seasoned launch spectators, for others, it was their first rocket launch. Flying into the early evening sky, NASA's Crew-10 was off and on their way to the International Space Station.