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VAN HORN, Texas (Nexstar) — Blue Origin launched a capsule from its West Texas location on Wednesday.  

The NS-15 mission served as a rehearsal for future customer flights, according to the company.

During the mission, personnel stand in as astronauts, conduct pre-launch checks and then exit the vessel, a release reads.

Once the capsule launched and landed, personnel will returned and rehearsed hatch opening and exiting.