Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ space flight company Blue Origin is testing its New Shepard rocket for the eighth time on Sunday, part of the company’s preparations to send humans into space by the end of the year. The most recent test came in December, when the company sent a dummy to the edge of space before returning the capsule to the Earth.
The launch from Blue Origin test facility in Texas was scheduled for 12:42 p.m. ET, but launched closer to 1 p.m. ET. You can watch the launch in the player above.
CNET reports that SpaceX and Blue Origin appear to be engaged in an undeclared race to be the first to launch humans aboard one of their crew capsules. SpaceX has used its Dragon capsules for cargo missions to the International Space Station but has yet to send a person to space.
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