Time for a Flight 9 thread! Flight 9 STA was just granted, NET July 1st. https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/STA_Print.cfm?mode=current&application_seq=85247
Blue Origin plans to start selling suborbital spaceflight tickets next yearQuoteBlue Origin expects to start flying people on its New Shepard suborbital vehicle “soon” and start selling tickets for commercial flights next year, a company executive said June 19.Speaking at the Amazon Web Services Public Sector Summit here, as the keynote of a half-day track on earth and space applications, Blue Origin Senior Vice President Rob Meyerson offered a few updates on the development of the company’s suborbital vehicle.“We plan to start flying our first test passengers soon,” he said after showing a video of a previous New Shepard flight at the company’s West Texas test site. All of the New Shepard flights to date have been without people on board, but the company has said in the past it would fly its personnel on the vehicle in later tests.http://spacenews.com/blue-origin-plans-to-start-selling-suborbital-spaceflight-tickets-next-year/
Blue Origin expects to start flying people on its New Shepard suborbital vehicle “soon” and start selling tickets for commercial flights next year, a company executive said June 19.Speaking at the Amazon Web Services Public Sector Summit here, as the keynote of a half-day track on earth and space applications, Blue Origin Senior Vice President Rob Meyerson offered a few updates on the development of the company’s suborbital vehicle.“We plan to start flying our first test passengers soon,” he said after showing a video of a previous New Shepard flight at the company’s West Texas test site. All of the New Shepard flights to date have been without people on board, but the company has said in the past it would fly its personnel on the vehicle in later tests.
Their FCC paperwork for Flight 10 says NET September, so they apparently intend to fly at least a couple more times this year.
Launch planned for tomorrow, July 18 per @blueorigin on Twitter."Ready for lift off! New Shepard is gearing up for its ninth mission. We’ll be doing a high altitude escape motor test – pushing the rocket to its limits. Launch is tomorrow. Details on live webcast to come."Source: https://twitter.com/blueorigin/status/1019190558936436737
Quote from: starbase on 07/17/2018 12:24 pmLaunch planned for tomorrow, July 18 per @blueorigin on Twitter."Ready for lift off! New Shepard is gearing up for its ninth mission. We’ll be doing a high altitude escape motor test – pushing the rocket to its limits. Launch is tomorrow. Details on live webcast to come."Source: https://twitter.com/blueorigin/status/1019190558936436737I assume this means an abort test in the terminal part of the powered ascent phase, to complement the data during Max-Q of the previous Flight 6 in-flight abort, right?
Quote from: eeergo on 07/17/2018 01:20 pmI assume this means an abort test in the terminal part of the powered ascent phase, to complement the data during Max-Q of the previous Flight 6 in-flight abort, right?Anyone want to guess what kind of altitude they might be able to reach after the abort motor fires?
I assume this means an abort test in the terminal part of the powered ascent phase, to complement the data during Max-Q of the previous Flight 6 in-flight abort, right?
NOTAMIssue Date : July 17, 2018 at 1256 UTCLocation : VAN HORN, Texas near SALT FLAT VORTAC (SFL)Beginning Date and Time : July 18, 2018 UTC 1300-1900 DailyEnding Date and Time : July 21, 2018 UTCReason for NOTAM : TO PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR ROCKET LAUNCH AND RECOVERY PURSUANT TO 14 CFR SECTION 91Type : Space OperationsReplaced NOTAM(s) : N/APilots May Contact : ALBUQUERQUE (ZAB) ARTCC, 505-856-4500Affected Area(s) TopAirspace Definition: Center: On the SALT FLAT VORTAC (SFL) 123 degree radial at 27 nautical miles. (Latitude: 31º25'35"N, Longitude: 104º42'36"W) Radius: 19.5 nautical miles Altitude: From the surface up to UnlimitedEffective Date(s): In UTC: 1300 to 1900 UTC Daily starting July 18 and ending July 21.
DYK tomorrows @blueorigin launch includes small personal payloads from employees? Godspeed, lil #LEGO astronaut...and #SpaceThyme 👩🚀🌱 #M9 #NewShepard @LEGO_Group Payload manifest: blueorigin.com/news/news/payl…