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Blue Origin successfully carried out a test of the escape system of its New Shephard rocket, in the west Texas desert on Wednesday. The spacecraft is intended for use by civilians wishing to travel to the edge of space.The system was devised to bring passengers safely back down to earth if a failure occurs inflight. Blue Origin is set to offer space tourism services by 2018.
Jeff Bezos' space transportation company, Blue Origin, successfully launches and lands a suborbital rocket for the third time. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Star Trek actor William Shatner and his crewmates Chris Boshuizen, Audrey Powers, and Glen de Vries blast off to space aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket in Van Horn, Texas. IMAGES
The wealthiest man on the planet Jeff Bezos lifts off on his own rocket to outer space from Launch Site One in Texas, a key moment for a fledgling industry seeking to make the final frontier accessible to elite tourists. IMAGES
SpaceX conducts a test launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, likely a final test before sending astronauts to space. IMAGES