Events tagged with "suborbital flight"

Historical Events tagged with "suborbital flight"

Turns out history loves a label—battles, breakthroughs, and the occasional disaster, all neatly tagged for your browsing pleasure. Because sometimes you just need every weird invention in one place.

Space Exploration

New Shepard's Successful Space Flight and Landing

November 23rd, 2015 9 years ago

Blue Origin's New Shepard space vehicle achieved a milestone by becoming the first rocket to fly to space and return to Earth with a controlled, vertical landing. This pioneering flight took place at Blue Origin's test site in West Texas, marking a significant step in the development of reusable rocket technology. The successful launch and landing demonstrated the viability of suborbital flight for future commercial space endeavors, paving the way for the potential of space tourism and other applications.