Jeff Bezos took an 11-minute space flight on July 20 on a Blue Origin’s spacecraft and successfully landed back on Earth as the capsule landed comfortably with the help of parachutes.

Hours after his return, he said that the “most profound” aspect of his brief journey to space was the spectacular view he saw of Earth, which left him amazed by its beauty and fragility.

“Every astronaut who’s been up into space, they say this that it changes them…they look at it and they’re kind of amazed and awestruck by the Earth and its beauty, but also by its fragility, and I can vouch for that,” he told reporters after Blue Origin’s first crewed flight.

He added that while the atmosphere appeared to be “so big” from the surface, when you get above it “you see is it’s actually incredibly thin, it’s this tiny little fragile thing, and as we move about the planet we’re damaging it.

“It’s one thing to recognize that intellectually, it’s another thing to actually see with your own eyes.”

“We had a great time, it was wonderful,” added Wally Funk, who at 82 has become the oldest astronaut. “I want to go again — fast!” she added.

The crew took a number of mementos with them for the 10-minute trip, including a piece of fabric from the Wright brothers’ first plane, a bronze medallion made from the first hot air balloon flight in 1783, and a pair of goggles that belonged to Amelia Earhart.

Asked if he would go again, he said: “Hell yes, how fast can we refuel that thing? Let’s go.”

After liftoff, the capsule separated from its booster and cross the Karman line, the internationally recognized boundary between Earth and space at 62 miles (100 kilometers) of altitude.

“A very happy group of people in this capsule,” said Bezos after the spaceship touched down in the west Texas desert.

The four-member crew exchanged high-fives and hugged family who came to meet them at the landing site.

Earlier, the New Shepard capsule reached at an altitude of 66.5 miles (107 kilometers), allowing the passengers to experience weightlessness while admiring the curve of the Earth.

“It’s dark up here,” said barrier-breaking female aviator Wally Funk, who joined Bezos, his brother and 18-year-old Oliver Daemen, who became the youngest ever astronaut.

Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson made the voyage on July 11.

Named after Alan Shepard, the first American in space, the New Shepard suborbital rocket had flown 15 uncrewed flights to put it through its paces and test safety mechanisms.

Blue Origin’s senior director Gary Lai, who is a former NASA employee, said that it is the safest capsule and vehicle ever made for a man’s flight to space.

He further added that he would even fly his children on board, CNN reported.

“Every system on board that is needed for safety has a backup. And in most cases, there is a backup to the backup,” CNN quoted him as saying.

“The biggest backup system on board is the crew escape system. If there is something that’s detected that’s wrong with the rocket, it will automatically ignite a solid rocking motor that will propel the capsule away … and land safely,” he added.

Blue Origin has remained relatively coy about what comes next.

The company says it plans two more flights this year, then “many more” next year.