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Blue Origin, New Shepard NS-36 was also launched Wednesday, October 8 from Corn Ranch, Texas. Blue Origin completed another smooth 10-minute suborbital tourist flight, their 36th New Shepard mission and 8th of 2025. Six passengers enjoyed weightlessness before safe return to the Texas desert. China, Orion Space Gravity-1 launched Friday, October 10 from Herang Spaceport, China. Orion Space Gravity-1, the world's largest solid fuel rocket flew for the second time, carrying three satellites, including Jilin-1 wideband 02B-07 to sun synchronous orbit. The four-stage rocket can loft seven tons to low Earth orbit and is now two for two in successful flights.