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zanl188 wrote:New Shepard flew again this morning. Terrific landing shots in this video.
I didn't hear what the test objective was for todays flight.
https://youtu.be/YUzYCDbDlnc
Francoflier wrote:Scott Manley's early take:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoRp7nRIOpo
He rightly raises the question of whether this will have a bit of a cooling effect on their upcoming customers...
Avatar2go wrote:Nah, they handled it truthfully and correctly. I'm sure she was asking for information on what happened so she could explain accurately, which she did.
Even had there been humans aboard, they would have been safe and protected by the abort system. It worked as advertised.
wingman wrote:With no humanoids aboard you can find a bit humor in her comments "we're headed to space.." and then dead silence for a full minute as the altitude and speed rapidly unwind. Someone faster on their toes would've pivoted immediately to this being a test of the escape system and declared mission success.
Francoflier wrote:I just wonder how many G's the escape maneuver would pull. It seems pretty violent.
Francoflier wrote:
The would have been safe, but how safe?
I just wonder how many G's the escape maneuver would pull. It seems pretty violent.
Given that the average passenger would not have anywhere near the physical condition and training of an astronaut or fighter pilot and much less tolerance to high accelerations, I wonder how they would fare in this type of scenario.
Francoflier wrote:Blue Origin makes the SLS development pace seem breakneck...
Gradatim is an understatement.
But at least there is progress.