Blue Origin landed a New Glenn rocket booster on the second attempt

Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin has landed a booster for its massive New Glenn rocket on a pad in the Atlantic Ocean in just its second attempt — a feat that will help the new system become an option for sending larger payloads into space.

After several delays, New Glenn finally took off from Launch Complex 36 in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Thursday at approximately 3:55 p.m. ET. About four minutes into the flight, the second stage separated and headed into space, while the New Glenn rocket began its journey back toward Earth. After about 10 minutes of flight, the booster landed on the drone ship.

Blue Origin attempted to return the New Glenn booster for the rocket’s maiden flight in January. But the booster exploded before it had a chance to land on the drone ship.

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