Jeff Bezos launched a rocket

Blue Origin, a startup space company owned by Amazon chief Jeff Bezos, launched an experimental suborbital spaceship from Texas, the first in a series of test flights to develop commercial unmanned and passenger spaceflight services, the company said on Thursday. The descent of the liquid hydrogen- and liquid oxygen-fueled rocket, however, was not successful.

We lost pressure in our hydraulic system on descent. Fortunately, we’ve already been in work for some time on an improved hydraulic system … We’ll be ready to fly again soon.

Jeff Bezos, Amazon CEO

Blue Origin is among a handful of companies developing privately owned spaceships to fly experiments, satellites and passengers into space. Like its competitors, Blue Origin is eyeing suborbital spaceflights, which reach altitudes of about 62 miles (100 km), as a stepping stone to orbital flight. The capsule is designed to fly three people and/or a mix of passengers and payloads to suborbital space. Blue Origin has not yet released pricing information.

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