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Blue Origin completes Escape Pod test successfully for NASA

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http://www.itwire.com – Written by: William Atkins | Published in: SpaceBlue Origin, spearheaded by Jeff Bezos of Amazon, successfully conducted a pad escape test on October 19, 2012. The test was part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP). See the video of the mission. (IT news)

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