Blue Origin tests space cruises

The flight on December 11 may be one of the last tests before Blue Origin provides space travel services to its customers.

Blue Origin's reusable boosters at 12:46 local time took off from the launch site in west Texas, bringing the New Shepard spacecraft to the edge of space, at an altitude of 104.5km above sea ​​level. This is the third trial this year by Blue Origin, aiming to become the first space travel service provider in the world.

The 18m high rocket has detached from the spacecraft and successfully landed on the landing zone as expected.

About 7 minutes after launch, the 18m high rocket had detached from the spacecraft and landed successfully on the landing zone as expected . The New Shepard (unloaded) also slowly landed after parachute. The entire flight lasts more than 10 minutes.

The launch marks the 12th flight of the New Shepard and is the 5th reuse, the 6th flight of boosters, an impressive record of Blue Origin. The latest launch occurred on May 2.

New Shepard is designed to carry 6 passengers on a short adventure to the edge of space, where they have the opportunity to see the Earth and experience zero gravity for 10 minutes before returning.

Blue Origin CEO Bob Smith said in September that the company would test New Shepard at least twice more before it was ready to provide services to customers. As such, the launch on Wednesday could be one of the ship's last tests.

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