Blue Origin launched and landed its New Shepard rocket for the third time on April 2, reaching an apogee of 103 km, according to a company statement.The company said it “pushed the envelope” on this flight, restarting the engine for the propulsive landing 3,600 feet above the ground, requiring the BE-3 engine to start fast and ramp to high thrust fast. The New Shepard contained the same hardware as it did on the two previous flights.Launch took place at Blue…
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