Blue Origin reusable rocket makes successful launch, landing in Texas

The private space company run by Amazon CEO JeffBezoshas completed its fourth successful unmanned rocket launch and safe landing in West Texas using the same reusable vehicle.

Officials with Blue Origin say the latest launch of NewShepardhappened Sunday morning near Van Horn. The rocket landed upright, withBezostweeting: "Successful mission."

• Reusable rocket landed successfully by Blue Origin

• Blue Origin aims to take passengers on suborbital space flights in 2018

New Shepard consists of a capsule designed to take people into space for suborbital flights, along with a booster.

The Washington state-based company launched New Shepard on Nov. 23, Jan. 22 and April 2 from the same site.