VAN HORN, Texas — An Indialantic man was among a crew of six who took off from Texas to go into the edges of space in the latest Blue Origin launch on Thursday morning.

Blue Origin sent its 59-foot-tall New Shepard rocket from Launch Site One in Van Horn, Texas, to the wild blue yonder.

The launch window opened at 9:50 a.m. EDT.

As the New Shepard rocket booster landed, the six-seated capsule named RSS First Step sent its half-dozen crew members into the great beyond.

Technically, the New Shepard — a reusable suborbital rocket — sent the RSS First Step passengers to the Kármán line, which is internationally recognized as the boundary of space. It is here where the crew enjoyed a couple of minutes of microgravity. 

They reached a height of 351,231 feet before descending.

Among the crew members in the capsule is Steve Young, the Indialantic man who is a philanthropist and restaurateur.

A year ago, the 59-year-old Young sold his family business Young’s Communications and says being exposed to launches all his life opened up the door for this adventure.

“I grew up here. I think I was inspired because of that,” he reflected.