Blue Origin's New Shepard reusable booster flew for the seventh time today from the company's West Texas launch site. At 10:59 am CST, the rocket lifted off carrying Crew Capsule 2.0 for the first time as it reached an altitude of 322,032 feet above ground level (98.16 km) with a maximum ascent velocity of 2.94 (2.000 mph, 3,200 km/h) before returning to Earth for a controlled powered landing.
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