Description : Blue Origin launched its 14th sub-orbital flight of a New Shepard spacecraft using its reusable rocket to boost an unpiloted crew capsule out of the discernible atmosphere for a brief sojourn in weightlessness. The mission was to test accommodations, cockpit displays and other systems for upcoming passenger flights.

The hydrogen-fueled rocket`s BE-3 engine ignited with a burst of flame at 12:17 p.m. EST, January 14, 2021 quickly pushing the stubby vehicle away from Launch Site One at Blue Origin`s west Texas flight test facility.

The New Shepard rocket reached a maximum velocity of 2,242 mph before releasing the crew capsule two minutes and 40 seconds after liftoff. The spacecraft then soared to an altitude of 66.4 miles (350,827 feet), well above the accepted lower "boundary" of space, before beginning the long plunge back to Earth.

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NEW SHEPARD (BLUE ORIGIN) · 14th RECOVERY TEST ROCKET