Going Above & Beyond
- Emily Calandrelli
- Jun 19, 2016
- 1 min read
Blue Origin has successfully launched and landed its reusable rocket, New Shepard, for the fourth time. This mission tested a scenario where one of the three parachutes malfunctioned.
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In its bid to be the first private company to commercialize space tourism, Blue Origin has successfully tested their New Shepard rocket and crew capsule for the fourth time.
This is the first time suborbital rockets have been used over and over.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos created Blue Origins in a mission to send tourists into space. They have been doing a series of tests on launching and landing the reusable rocket in order to perfect the process in preparation for the commercialization of space travel before bringing humans into space. READ MORE
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