With no humans on board, the launch escape system activated, allowing the capsule ... larger than the space shuttle. Credit: Jurgenspacerocket/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA Blue Origin’s success ...

Of this mission’s 30 payloads, 29 were to fly inside the crew capsule and one on the booster with exposure to the ambient space environment, Blue Origin said. The mission was also set to carry ...

a boundary internationally recognized to mark the start of space. The capsule should make its own reentry and landing under parachutes near its launch site. One major departure from Blue ...