Launch preparations are underway for New Shepard's 8th test flight, as we continue our progress toward human spaceflight. Currently targeting Sunday 4/29 with launch window opening up at 830am CDT. Livestream info to come. @BlueOrigin #GradatimFerociter pic.twitter.com/zAYpAGWB8C — Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) April 27, 2018

The aerospace company's most recent flight back in December 2017 put the Crew Capsule 2.0 to the test for the first time. Blue Origin even stuck a test dummy in the capsule right next to one of its enormous windows -- "the largest windows in space," the company said -- before sending it 322,405 feet above ground level. Shortly after that flight, Blue Origin said it might be able to launch a manned mission this year "depending on how the test program goes."

We'll keep an eye out for the broadcast details, so make sure to check back for an update.

Update: Last-minute weather delays pushed the launch back to just after 1PM Eastern, but the mission was a success, including the landing of the dummy capsule. It was Blue Origin's highest altitude mission to date.