SpaceX might be leading the charge in the realm of commercial space flight, but it’s not a one-horse race. Several other startups are working hard on their own rocket technologies and courting eager clients with the prospect of affordable satellite launches and other potential missions. One of those companies is Blue Origin, led by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos.
The company has been making slow but steady progress during its nearly two decades in operation, and tests of its rocket technology are being conducted with greater regularity than ever before. Today, Blue Origin conducted yet another launch test, sending its New Shepard capsule and rocket nearly 350,000 feet into the sky and then returning both of them safely to Earth.
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Jeff Bezos’ space startup Blue Origin just nailed an important test flight originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 2 May 2019 at 16:29:21 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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