As the 60-foot tall rocket thundered the launch site one in Texas, four passengers strapped in the capsule waited with bated breath for the first glimpse of the big blue marble. The four astronauts, who travelled to space on Blue Origin's latest flight. A 10 MINUTE TRIP TO SPACE The New Shepard flight comes just weeks after SpaceX flew four …
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Jeff Bezos’ aerospace company, Blue Origin, has announced the launch of its 13th New Shepard mission which will set a reusability record for its New Shepard rocket as it tests key NASA technologies. The latest mission will demonstrate NASA’s Deorbit, Descent, and Landing Sensor including testing the precision landing technologies that have been designed for future missions to the Moon …