article_snippet.sent: The New Shepard vehicle rose to a height of 58 miles (94km) - four miles short of space - before landing.
article_snippet.sent: Called New Shepard, The New Shepard vehicle consists of a main booster rocket and a six-seater capsule on top, standing 60ft (18 metres) tall.
article_snippet.sent: The difference, however, is that while Galactic relies on using a plane to slowly rise into the atmosphere, New Shepard takes off straight up and lands back on the ground.
article_snippet.sent: In video released by Blue Origin, the booster - using liquid hydrogen and oxygen - lifts the New Shepard vehicle to an altitude of 58 miles (94km).
article_snippet.sent: Combined, the booster and capsule stand 60ft (18 metres) tall, with a feather painted onto the side .
article_snippet.sent: In this first test flight, the company rose to an altitude of 58 miles (94km).
article_snippet.sent: And Mr Bezos noted that the company was already working on a larger vehicle, New Shepard’s
article_snippet.sent: Very Big Brother’, which is apparently many times New Shepard’s size with five times as much thrust.
highlights_snippet.sent: The New Shepard vehicle rose to a height of 58 miles before landing .
  