Blue Origin's Crew Capsule Aced Parachute-Failure Test, Jeff Bezos Says

Jeff Bezos' private spaceflight company Blue Origin may be trying to assure potential customers of the safety of a trip to space. During a test flight of its New Shepard vehicle in June, the company intentionally disabled one of three parachutes that guide the crew capsule back to the ground following a trip to suborbital space. Besides the three parachutes, New Shepard is slowed in its descent by a retrorocket that fires just before the capsule hits the ground.