Blastoff! Blue Origin debuts 2nd human-rated New Shepard rocket



Blue Origin launched its second human-rated spacecraft on Wednesday (Oct. 23) after a more than two-week delay.

The liftoff was originally scheduled for Oct. 7, but Blue Origin called that attempt off due to an issue with the vehicle. Another try six days later was scuttled by a GPS issue.

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30 thoughts on “Blastoff! Blue Origin debuts 2nd human-rated New Shepard rocket”

  1. Compare this to SpaceX, clear concise commentary instead of screaming shouting jumping up and down fan boys.
    No failed engines, no "URD (Unscheduled Rapid Disassembly)
    Soft landing of Booster and Capsule instead of burnt up booster and melted fins on explode on hitting water second stage.

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  2. How is it that blue can get so close to the ground before reigniting the thrusters? They went from 2k mph to 200mph within seconds. I really don’t know anything about this stuff. Just asking seriously.

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  3. How Unimformative! How is this new space capsule Any better than the old one!? When will B.O. Ever make it to orbit?! With All Bezos’ money & B.O. ā€œbrilliantā€ engineers-why aren’t they making it to orbit?

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