Blue Origin preps for suborbital test flight Sunday

Blue Origin plans its next suborbital test launch Sunday from the company’s sprawling development complex in West Texas, the company’s owner Jeff Bezos announced Friday. The single-stage New Shepard rocket is scheduled for launch at 9:45 a.m. EDT (1345 GMT; 8:45 a.m. CDT). “Launch preparations are underway for New Shepard’s 8th test flight, as we continue our progress toward human spaceflight,” Bezos tweeted. More

(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Apr 29)