Blue Origin successfully tests escape system, lands rocket in Texas

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Rocket company Blue Origin pulled off a double success Wednesday, coming a step closer to launching people into space.
The aerospace startup led by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos tested the escape system of its space capsule Wednesday in remote west Texas. Forty-five seconds into the flight, the capsule popped off like a champagne cork, propelled by an escape motor mounted underneath.
Not only did the empty capsule land safely under parachutes four minutes after lift