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- "Weather no-go for tomorrow’s New Shepard #InFlightEscape test. Webcast now Wednesday 10:45 am ET [1425 GMT]," Blue Origin announced today (Oct. 3) via its Twitter account, @blueorigin. (Space.com will carry Blue Origin's webcast of the test, if possible.)
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am_Unition · 2758 days ago · link ·
Some interesting re-orientations of the capsule after the escape burn, before it hits max altitude. Looks like more fun than an amusement park ride. 16 mph landing though? I hope it's intended to impact water or has plenty of padding. Thanks for posting. No reason Musk should have all the fun. :)
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am_Unition · 2758 days ago · link ·
That's what I thought the commentators said, and I watched for a burn, but didn't see it. All the dust it kicked up looked attributable to the impact alone. The resolution of the real-time velocity read out isn't good enough to catch it. Thanks for clarifying though.