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Credit: Blue Origin
In more Blue Origin news, the company recently flew its seventh successful launch-and-landing test of a reused New Shepard rocket. Other than launching a few weeks late due to technical difficulties, the flight went by the numbers, including a test of a NASA lunar landing navigation system. This flight also brings Bezos closer to assuring that the New Shepard is safe for space tourists to fly on, possibly as early as 2021. Overall, New Shepard rockets have flown 13 times, with this most recent test peaking at an altitude of 66 miles (106.2 kilometers).