Blue Origin launches rocket to space in 'extreme' test of the crew capsule

From its desolate West Texas launchpad, Jeff Bezos’ rocket company Blue Origin launched another reusable rocket into space, and then successfully landed both the rocket booster and the large-windowed crew capsule.

Blue Origin used this launch to test an abort of the capsule in space, should anything go wrong during a real crewed flight. (Those flights could launch as soon as 2019, according to some estimates.) 

“It’s an important step in our march in flying humans into space,” Ariane Cornell, the Blue Origin launch broadcaster, said prior to the launch.

More about Space, Jeff Bezos, Rocket Launch, Blue Origin, and Space Tourism

Source: Mashable | Blue Origin launches rocket to space in 'extreme' test of the crew capsule