Blue Origin has conducted the fourth test of its New Shepard reusable rocket and Crew Capsule on Sunday in a flight that launched at 10:35 EDT (14:35 UTC). The launch and landing of the rocket’s stage took place at the company’s test site in West Texas – with an added single-parachute out landing test for the vehicle’s Crew Capsule.
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