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Blue Origin’s New Shepard Rocket Flies, Lands For Third Time

Blue Origin’s New Shepard Rocket Flies, Lands For Third Time
Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket from a recent flight and landing. Photo: Blue Origin.

Blue Origin launched and landed its New Shepard rocket for the third time on Saturday, 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 Origin’s…

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