Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket will return to flight tomorrow after over a year grounded

Blue Origin, the space company founded by Jeff Bezos, has finally set a date for its New Shepard rocket's first flight in more than a year, after a failure last September left it grounded by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The company is targeting Monday, December 18 for liftoff from its West Texas facility. The launch window opens at 9:30AM ET. New Shepard won't be carrying a crew for this flight, but will have science and research payloads on board, plus 38,000 student postcards sta...