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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin blasted its New Shepard rocket into space for the 15th time, taking it one step closer to launching astronauts

Kate DuffyApr 15, 2021, 18:22 IST

Jeff Bezos, founder of Blue OriginGetty Images / Blue Origin

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launched and landed the 15th test flight of its rocket New Shepard on Wednesday.
The mission didn't have a crew onboard but marked a "verification step" before flying astronauts.
Jeff Bezos posted two videos of the booster and capsule returning to Earth on Instagram.

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The 60-foot-tall New Shepard rocket, consisting of a booster and capsule, launched from Launch Site One in West Texas on Wednesday

Blue Origin New Shepard launch Blue Origin

Wednesday's mission, called NS-15, reached about 106 kilometers altitude and lasted just over 10 minutes

Capsule returning to Earth Blue Origin

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Big windows in the capsule give passengers a clear view of the Earth

View out of the capsule window Blue Origin

Once the capsule past the Karman line - the unofficial boundary of space - it descended back down to Earth

Capsule successfully landed Blue Origin

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Meanwhile, the rocket booster restarted its engine to hover down onto a concrete landing pad

Booster landing Blue Origin

The successful landing of the rocket booster means that Blue Origin can reuse it for future missions

Booster on landing pad after landing Blue Origin

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Although New Shepard didn't take any humans into space, the mission included a test of loading and unloading the crew from the capsule

Blue Origin team stand in front of capsule Blue Origin

After the landing, the team went inside the capsule to rehearse opening the hatch and exiting the capsule door

Blue Origin team testing out capsule Blue Origin

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