Bezos’ Blue Origin Sends Spacecraft Higher Than Ever

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket company shot a capsule higher into space Wednesday than it’s ever done before. The New Shepard rocket blasted off from West Texas on the company’s latest test flight. Once the booster separated, the capsule’s escape motor fired, lifting the spacecraft to an altitude of 389,846 feet. That’s 74 miles or 119 kilometers. It’s part of a safety system intended to save lives once space tourists and others climb aboard for suborbital hops. Wednesday’s...

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