Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Rocket Took Off and Landed—Again

The race to reusable spacecraft just heated up again. Today, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin accomplished a first among firsts: It launched and brought back to Earth the same New Shepard rocket that it landed for the first time back in November. And not just the same design—the same physical rocket. You can expect a lot more firsts in the coming months, as Blue Origin attempts to launch and re-land the New Shepard over and over again. Every successive landing is another big step toward the future of reusable rockets.