Video: Blue Origin Tests Its Rocket Crew Launchpad Escape System

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos's private spaceflight endeavor, usually quite secretive about its West Texas operations, gives us a peek at its latest test launch. On Friday, private spaceflight venture Blue Origin conducted a successful test of its Pad Escape system, demonstrating that its pusher escape motor system can effectively put daylight between its crew capsule and an imperiled launch vehicle (read: out-of-control rocket booster) should anything go awry during a potential future crewed space laun...