Blue Origin successfully launches and lands its New Shepard rocket during 12th overall test flight

Update December 11th, 1:10PM ET: Blue Origin successfully launched its New Shepard rocket just before at 12:53PM ET on December 11th. The vehicle flew to a height of 343,061 feet, or nearly 65 miles above Earth. Both the rocket and the capsule successfully landed in West Texas following the launch.
Original Story: After a seven-month hiatus from spaceflight, private aerospace company Blue Origin is set to fly its New Shepard rocket to space and back again on the company’s 12th overall test flight. It’ll be the sixth time this particular New Shepard vehicle has seen space and then landed back on Earth. If all goes well, this rocket will hold the record for most trips to space out of any other New Shepard vehicle.
The New Shepard is Blue…

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