Blue Origin Launches First Rocket In 14 Months Written 14 December 2017
CNBC reports that Blue Origin said it launched, landed, and “successfully deployed” the crew capsule of an updated New Shepard booster Tuesday, the rocket company’s first launch in 14 months. The launch took place midday from Blue Origin’s facility in the West Texas desert. In a statement, CEO Bob Smith called the flight “a tremendous success.” The capsule, which included a test dummy, “touched down on the desert floor at 1 mile per hour.” The capsule also contained 12 other payloads, “which Blue Origin says were a mix of commercial, research and education.”
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