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Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket successfully launched on its first flight in 15 months on Wednesday from its launch site in West Texas. The previous flight in September 2022 ended in failure when an engine nozzle failed, destroying the booster rocket and triggering an emergency escape for the uncrewed capsule. This flight carried 33 science and technology experiments for NASA, research institutions, and commercial companies.
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00:00 It's Benzinga and here's what's on the block. Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket successfully
00:04 launched on its first flight in 15 months on Wednesday from its launch site in West Texas.
00:08 The previous flight in September of 2022 ended in failure when an engine nozzle failed,
00:13 destroying the booster rocket and triggering an emergency escape for the uncrewed capsule.
00:17 This flight carried 33 science and technology experiments for NASA,
00:20 research institutions, and commercial companies. The New Shepard rocket successfully launched from
00:25 to reaching over 347,000 feet before the engine shutdown is planned after a two-minute burn.
00:30 Blue Origin aims to fly more science and eventually human missions on New Shepard
00:34 again soon but did not provide a specific time frame. For all things money visit Benzinga.com
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