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New Shepard - Flight 8 - 29 April 2018 17:07 UTC
« on: 04/27/2018 01:09 pm »
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Launch preparations are underway for New Shepard’s 8th test flight, as we continue our progress toward human spaceflight. Currently targeting Sunday 4/29 with launch window opening up at 830am CDT. Livestream info to come. @BlueOrigin #GradatimFerociter

https://twitter.com/jeffbezos/status/989851170545029120

Article for the test:
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/04/blue-origin-return-new-shepard-flight-commercial-payloads/

Webcast:
« Last Edit: 04/29/2018 05:35 pm by Chris Bergin »

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Re: New Shepard - Flight 8 - 29 April 2018 13:30 UTC
« Reply #1 on: 04/27/2018 03:36 pm »
Is this the first time they're livestreaming the launch as opposed to their usual norm of showing a video after the fact? I feel like they're starting to really build up more PR in preparation for NG in a couple years...

Also interesting that they had that NOTAM with an 8000ft limit that ran from the 25th to the 27th (today) and now they've publicly declared their intent to have what is presumably a full launch of NS on Sunday. We never heard about any tests happening- tho given how remote the Texas facilities are, it's all too possible they did the test (possibly of this very booster) and are now ready for the full launch...

Does anyone know if this is a re-use of NS 3 that first launched back in December or if this is a new booster?

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Re: New Shepard - Flight 8 - 29 April 2018 13:30 UTC
« Reply #2 on: 04/27/2018 04:06 pm »
Is this the first time they're livestreaming the launch as opposed to their usual norm of showing a video after the fact? I feel like they're starting to really build up more PR in preparation for NG in a couple years...
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I recall that the inflight abort test was live.
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Re: New Shepard - Flight 8 - 29 April 2018 13:30 UTC
« Reply #3 on: 04/27/2018 05:02 pm »
Is this the first time they're livestreaming the launch as opposed to their usual norm of showing a video after the fact? I feel like they're starting to really build up more PR in preparation for NG in a couple years...
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I recall that the inflight abort test was live.

The flight before the Max-Q Abort Test was also streamed live.
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Re: New Shepard - Flight 8 - 29 April 2018 13:30 UTC
« Reply #5 on: 04/27/2018 09:13 pm »
Blue Origin have sent an email to their mailing list about the test flight:

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Launch preparations are underway for New Shepard’s 8th test flight, as we continue our progress toward human spaceflight. We are currently targeting launch on Sunday, April 29th – with the launch window opening up at 8:30 a.m. CDT.

Livestream will be available on BlueOrigin.com, more info to come.
 
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Re: New Shepard - Flight 8 - 29 April 2018 13:30 UTC
« Reply #6 on: 04/28/2018 05:44 am »
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Apr 27, 2018
PAYLOAD CUSTOMERS ON NEW SHEPARD’S 8TH TEST FLIGHT

Mission 8
welcomes our second round of commercial payloads on board New Shepard for in-space science and technology demonstrations. These payloads represent a range of users, from NASA’s Johnson Space Center to a small commercial communications firm, as well as our first European customers, funded by the German national space agency, DLR. Each of the payloads has been outfitted with a custom Blue Origin Payload Locker to provide structural, power, and data interfaces throughout the flight.

Below are some of the payload customers that are flying with us on Mission 8:

Suborbital Flight Experiment Monitor-2 (SFEM-2)
NASA Johnson Space Center (Houston, Texas)

NASA’s Suborbital Flight Experiment Monitor-2, or SFEM-2, was designed to characterize payload test environments in support of the NASA Flight Opportunities program and other payload initiatives. The sensor suite collects cabin environmental data (CO2, pressure, acceleration, acoustics) and also tests components for future flights on NASA’s Orion capsule.

Schmitt Space Communicator (SC-1x)
Solstar (Santa Fe, NM), developed with private funding

The Schmitt Space Communicator, named after Solstar advisor and Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison “Jack” Schmitt, is a technology demo to test the concept of providing commercial Wi-Fi access to in-space users. This flight test is being conducted with support from NASA’s Flight Opportunities Program.

Daphnia
University of Bayreuth with ZARM (The Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity at the University of Bremen) and funding from German space agency, DLR

The Daphnia experiment investigates the effects of microgravity on gene expression and the cytoskeleton of daphnia water fleas. This small invertebrate species is popular in design of future bioregenerative life support systems for human space exploration.

EQUIPAGE
Otto von Guericke University (Magdeburg, Germany) with ZARM (The Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity at the University of Bremen) and funding from German space agency, DLR

EQUIPAGE studies the motion of macroscopic rod shaped grains to validate physics models of these systems under microgravity conditions. Such “granular gases” allow researchers to study a unique state far from equilibrium and not possible in normal Earth environments.

EUPHORIE
University of Duisburg-Essen with ZARM (The Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity at the University of Bremen) and funding from German space agency, DLR

EUPHORIE uses a laser to examine the phenomenon of photophoresis, the interaction of light on solid particles suspended in a gas. As the laser heats one side of such particles, it warms nearby gas molecules and accelerates the particle towards its cooler side. This research has applications to the study of early solar system evolution and meteorite formation.

For more information on our payloads program, please visit https://www.blueorigin.com/payloads/.

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https://www.blueorigin.com/news/news/payload-customers-on-new-shepards-8th-test-flight

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Re: New Shepard - Flight 8 - 29 April 2018 13:30 UTC
« Reply #7 on: 04/28/2018 05:59 am »
This NOTAM covers all altitudes:

http://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_8_6711.html

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Re: New Shepard - Flight 8 - 29 April 2018 13:30 UTC
« Reply #8 on: 04/28/2018 09:19 pm »
@blueorigin

Current liftoff target for New Shepard’s 8th test flight is 845am CDT tomorrow, 4/29. Livestream starts at T-15 mins on http://www.blueorigin.com
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Re: New Shepard - Flight 8 - 29 April 2018 13:30 UTC
« Reply #9 on: 04/28/2018 09:29 pm »
He’s back:

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Mannequin Skywalker is ready for his 2nd mission on board New Shepard. He’s a little sensitive about being called a “dummy”, as he will be conducting astronaut telemetry and science studies – a very important job!

https://twitter.com/blueorigin/status/990339199596298240

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Re: New Shepard - Flight 8 - 29 April 2018 15:15 UTC
« Reply #11 on: 04/29/2018 12:32 pm »
 
@blueorigin

Thunderstorms earlier this morning in West Texas. New liftoff target is 10:15 a.m. CDT, 15:15 UTC for New Shepard’s 8th test flight. Livestream starts at T-15 minutes on http://www.blueorigin.com
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Re: New Shepard - Flight 8 - 29 April 2018 16:13 UTC
« Reply #12 on: 04/29/2018 02:51 pm »
@BlueOrigin

Mission 8 liftoff target now NET 11:13 a.m. CDT, 16:13 UTC.
« Last Edit: 04/29/2018 02:53 pm by Chris Bergin »
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Re: New Shepard - Flight 8 - 29 April 2018 16:13 UTC
« Reply #13 on: 04/29/2018 03:20 pm »
What am I missing? Where is the video link. The Blue Origin website just has old clips. I guess they'll throw it up there at the last second?
Upthread
@blueorigin

Current liftoff target for New Shepard’s 8th test flight is 845am CDT tomorrow, 4/29. Livestream starts at T-15 mins on http://www.blueorigin.com
T-15 should now be 10:58 CDT, 39 minutes from now
What kind of wastrels would dump a perfectly good booster in the ocean after just one use?

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Re: New Shepard - Flight 8 - 29 April 2018 16:13 UTC
« Reply #14 on: 04/29/2018 03:29 pm »
Blue need to learn marketing from SpaceX. Unless you were "in the know", you would have no idea there was a test flight today.

What am I missing? Where is the video link. The Blue Origin website just has old clips. I guess they'll throw it up there at the last second?

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Re: New Shepard - Flight 8 - 29 April 2018 16:13 UTC
« Reply #15 on: 04/29/2018 03:48 pm »
So they're saying there will be a live stream but will not provide a link to it before it begins? Is that right?

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Re: New Shepard - Flight 8 - 29 April 2018 16:13 UTC
« Reply #16 on: 04/29/2018 03:49 pm »
So they're saying there will be a live stream but will not provide a link to it before it begins? Is that right?

It will start 15 minutes before the flight

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Re: New Shepard - Flight 8 - 29 April 2018 16:13 UTC
« Reply #17 on: 04/29/2018 03:49 pm »
Yes. Let's just wait until 15 mins to launch and I'm sure they'll tweet a hard link.
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Re: New Shepard - Flight 8 - 29 April 2018 16:13 UTC
« Reply #18 on: 04/29/2018 03:58 pm »
I’m missing my Test Shot Starfish fix!

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Re: New Shepard - Flight 8 - 29 April 2018 16:13 UTC
« Reply #19 on: 04/29/2018 03:58 pm »
Livestream should start any time soon.
Liftoff for St. Jude's! Go Dragon, Go Falcon, Godspeed Inspiration4!

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