Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin has landed the booster of its New Glenn mega-rocket on a platform in the Atlantic Ocean on just its second attempt — an accomplishment that will help the new system become an option to send larger payloads to space.
After a number of delays, New Glenn finally took off from Launch Complex 36 in Cape Canaveral, Florida on Thursday at around 3:55 p.m. ET. At about four minutes into the flight, the second stage separated and headed further into space, while the New Glenn booster began its journey back towards Earth. Roughly 10 minutes into the flight, the booster touched down on the drone ship.
Blue Origin had attempted to bring the New Glenn booster back on the rocket’s first flight in January. But the booster exploded before it had a chance to land on the drone ship.
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