Blue Origin Lands New Glenn Rocket Booster On Second Try

Jeff Bezos’ abstraction institution Blue Origin has landed nan booster of its New Glenn mega-rocket connected a level successful nan Atlantic Ocean connected conscionable its 2nd effort — an accomplishment that will thief nan caller strategy go an action to nonstop larger payloads to space.

After a number of delays, New Glenn yet took disconnected from Launch Complex 36 successful Cape Canaveral, Florida connected Thursday astatine astir 3:55 p.m. ET. At astir 4 minutes into nan flight, nan 2nd shape separated and headed further into space, while nan New Glenn booster began its travel backmost towards Earth. Roughly 10 minutes into nan flight, nan booster touched down connected nan drone ship.

Blue Origin had attempted to bring nan New Glenn booster backmost connected nan rocket’s first formation successful January. But nan booster exploded earlier it had a chance to onshore connected nan drone ship.

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