Blue Origin's Reusable Rocket

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This is pretty cool.

Blue Origin Successfully Launches, Lands Rocket for Third Time

Jeff Bezos' spaceflight company Blue Origin is on a roll.

The company's New Shepard rocket flew again on Saturday, soaring to 339,178 feet, just outside of the Earth's atmosphere, before landing safely back on Earth. If you think you've heard this story before, it's because you have: this marks Blue Origin's third successful flight with the same hardware in less than five months — an impressive feat that further proves reusable rockets are now a reality....
http://www.pcmag.com/news/343425/blue-origin-successfully-launches-lands-rocket-for-third-ti

 

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BO and SpaceX are really pushing the tech and it makes total sense. Even ULA admits that SpaceX will eventually be able to operate at roughly 20% of the cost they do...
 

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