Watch Blue Origin send its New Shepard passenger rocket to space and back

Update December 10th, 10:10AM ET: Blue Origin was originally supposed to launch on Tuesday, December 10th, but it decided to push the launch a day due to bad weather in the area. Check back on Wednesday, December 11th, for the next scheduled attempt.
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 Origin’s passenger rocket, designed to take crews…

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