Blue Origin successfully tests escape system, lands rocket
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October 6, 2016
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP, Oct. 5, 2016) — Rocket company Blue Origin pulled off a double success Wednesday, coming a step closer to launching people into space.
The aerospace startup led by Amazon's Jeff Bezos tested the escape system of its space capsule in remote west Texas. Forty-five seconds into the flight, the capsule popped off like a champagne cork, propelled by an escape motor mounted underneath.
Not only did the empty capsule land safely under parachutes four minutes after liftoff, the rocket managed to fly back and land upright. This was the first inflight test of the emergency esca...
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