Blue Origin's New Shepard booster takes flight. Credit: Blue Origin

Blue Origin’s New Shepard booster takes flight.
Credit: Blue Origin

With multiple flights of its New Shepard system under its belt, Blue Origin is appraising the research market for scientific and technological experiments that can be lofted to the edge of space.

Trajectory profile. Credit: Blue Origin

Trajectory profile.
Credit: Blue Origin

In reaching over 62 miles (100 kilometers) above Earth, roughly three minutes of microgravity environment is available for a range of experiments. The New Shepard system has flown experiments on past test flights. It can support physics investigations, gravitational biology research, atmospheric and space science studies, as well support technology demonstrations.

Go to my new story on Space.com for more information on this “up and going” rocket company:

Blue Origin’s Sweet Spot: An Untapped Suborbital Market for Private Spaceflight

By Leonard David, Space.com’s Space Insider Columnist

August 12, 2016 07:20am ET

http://www.space.com/33705-blue-origin-suborbital-private-spaceflight-market.html

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