Pressurized crew capsule with room for six people, environmentally controlled for comfort, and among the largest windows to have flown in space. Aerodynamically designed to stabilize the booster and reduce fuel use on its flight back to Earth. Deploy from the ring fin to reduce the booster's speed by half on its descent from space.

2012年10月19日 · Just before touchdown, a retro-thrust system at the bottom of the capsule expels a burst of nitrogen gas to slow the landing to ~2 mph (3.2 km/h). Additionally, the capsule can land with only one of its three parachutes deployed, and a crushable ring on the bottom of the capsule is designed to absorb g-forces, as are the seats.

2021年1月13日 · Mission NS-14 featured a crew capsule outfitted with astronaut experience upgrades for upcoming flights with passengers onboard. Capsule upgrades included: Speakers in the cabin with a microphone and a push-to-talk button at each seat so astronauts can continuously talk to Mission Control.

2024年11月22日 · The capsule reached a peak altitude of 107 kilometers above sea level, Blue Origin reported after the flight. The New Shepard booster landing at the end of the NS-28 mission. Credit: Blue...

5 天之前 · Blue Origin's famed New Shepard spacecraft simulated the moon's low gravity on board its capsule during a brief flight Tuesday over West Texas. ... hour for a controlled landing back on the launch ...

2024年5月20日 · More than 60 years after he was denied an opportunity to become America's first Black astronaut, Ed Dwight finally traveled into space Sunday with five other passengers on a 10-minute flight inside...

5 天之前 · Blue Origin’s reusable New Shepard booster descends to a landing in Texas. (Blue Origin via YouTube) ... New Shepard’s hydrogen-powered booster sent the capsule up to a height of 64.6 miles ...

2025年1月24日 · Blue Origin launched its second human-rated New Shepard vehicle on an uncrewed flight on Oct. 23, 2024 and nailed the landing of both crew capsule and rocket.

5 天之前 · Blue Origin to simulate lunar gravity during New Shepard launch: How to watch On its 29th overall flight, the spacecraft's capsule will attempt something it has never done before: rotating mid ...

5 天之前 · Blue Origin's New Shepard capsule returns to Earth on the NS-29 suborbital mission Feb. 4. One of three parachutes did not initially inflate but did fully open before landing.