(NEWSnet/AP) — Jeff Bezos’ space company on Tuesday successfully launched a rocket in its first flight since engine trouble caused a crash in 2022.

The New Shepard rocket soared from West Texas, lifting a capsule full of tests, many of which were aboard the failed Blue Origin lunch.

No one was aboard that flight or the latest endeavor.

This time, the capsule made it to the fringes of space, exposing the experiments from NASA and others to a few minutes of weightlessness, before parachuting to the desert.

The rocket landed first, after releasing the capsule. It reached an altitude of 66 miles during the 10-minute flight.

During 2022’s failed launch, the rocket started to veer off-course shortly after liftoff, triggering the escape system and catapulting the capsule. The capsule landed safely, but the rocket crashed. The problem was traced to an overheated rocket engine nozzle that broke apart. Design changes were made to nozzles and combustion chambers.

Blue Origin has been launching from this remote area, southeast of El Paso, for almost 20 years. The company launched its first experiments for NASA in 2019 and its first passengers in 2021 that included Bezos and his brother. The second crew, a few months later, included “Star Trek” actor William Shatner.

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