Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin tour rocket, designed for fast travel to the boundary between Earth’s atmosphere and space, successfully launched Tuesday as part of an unmanned science mission.
This is stated in a CNN report, Ukrinform reports.
“The New Shepard rocket launched at 11:43 a.m. ET from Blue Origin’s privately owned facilities in West Texas. 33 scientific experiments were conducted on board in microgravity conditions for several minutes before the capsule returned safely to Earth,” the message said. ” The statement was included.
After a successful launch, the rocket booster was the first to land. After this the capsule returned safely to the surface. His flight lasted about 10 minutes.
Although no one was on board, the current successful flight could help Blue Origin return to the practice of tourist space travel.
It was reported that New Shepard’s first launch attempt was canceled on Monday due to problems with the ground systems. On Tuesday morning, the flight command conducted the necessary tests and did not find any problems with the subsequent launch of the rocket.