REAL LIFE NEWS: BLUE ORIGIN ROCKET TOUCHES DOWN SAFELY
by Hazed
Commercial space travel reached a milestone last week when the Blue Origin company, set up by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, successfully launched and landed its space vehicle.
Back in April, the New Shepard was launched as part of a test, but there was a loss of pressure in the hydraulic system which prevented the propulsion module from being recovered.
Now the test has been rerun, and all went to plan.
Check out all the details, and watch a video of the test, at the link below.
The New Shepard was designed from the start to be reused multiple times, making it a much cheaper option for getting into space than the current method which discards the rocket stages.
Exciting times!
Source: http://www.gizmag.com/blue-origin-new-shepard-reusable-rocket/40574/
