Blue Origin successfully tests its rocket escape system in flight

Blue Origin promised, and delivered, a mesmerizing show on Wednesday during its in-flight escape test over the West Texas desert.

"Our next flight is going to be dramatic, no matter how it ends," Jeff Bezos, the space company's billionaire founder, teased in a Sept. 8 newsletter. 

Blue Origin this morning successfully deployed the launch abort system on its New Shepard rocket. The crew capsule detached and propelled itself away from the rocket about 45 seconds after liftoff and at around 16,000 feet. 

The rocket booster itself survived its fifth flight, climbing past 240,000 feet before safely landing just two miles from the launch site. Read more...

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