Monday, June 20, 2016

Blue Origin Sees Another Successful Test Launch

Blue Origin, the space rocket firm backed by Jeff Bezos, successfully launched is New Shephard rocket for the fourth time on Sunday, successfully launching and landing its reusable rocket in a live webcast. The launch, which occurred at 10:36 a.m. EDT, deployed the rocket to suborbital space, and also tested landing of its crew capsule in adverse conditions, with one parachute deliberately disabled by the company for testing purposes. Blue Origin is based in Kent, Washington, and is initially aiming at the space tourism market with its rockets.