Blue Origin — the traditionally tight-lipped spaceflight company backed by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos — an**unced on Friday that they would launch the third test of a rocket that has flown to suborbital space twice before.*
On Saturday, instead of sending out a video and photos of the launch and reusable rocket test one day after it flew as they had before, Bezos live-tweeted the flight and landing, without photos or video footage.*
Some have hailed this burgeoning transparency as a signal that Blue Origin is starting to feel more confident about their rockets and capsules. Read more...