Blue Origin Shocks Everyone (Even Itself) by Landing Rocket During Launch Escape Test


Tech | 206878 hits | Oct 06 6:03 am | Posted by: DrCaleb
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Wow. After spending the last few days telling us that its New Shepard rocket was almost certainly going to be destroyed in today�s in-flight launch escape test, Blue Origin surprised everybody�even itself�with a clean landing of both booster and crew caps

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  1. by avatar DrCaleb
    Thu Oct 06, 2016 6:49 pm
    A longer and really excellent write up, with better pitures!

    http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/10/ ... -movement/

  2. by avatar BartSimpson Gold Member
    Thu Oct 06, 2016 7:13 pm
    Cool! Maybe it'll be a private firm that gets back to the moon first! :D

  3. by avatar DrCaleb
    Thu Oct 06, 2016 7:23 pm
    Whoever 'wins' the private space race, it's still a big deal for all humanity.



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