Excellent. Now we wait for some photos, facts and video!
I can't find the launch time for the first New Shepard or the PM-2 flights, but the second and third NS flights were at 11:15 and 11:21 central time respectively; that should give a good idea when to expect this next test.
Quote from: Kryten on 04/02/2016 01:34 pm I can't find the launch time for the first New Shepard or the PM-2 flights, but the second and third NS flights were at 11:15 and 11:21 central time respectively; that should give a good idea when to expect this next test.Do you have a source for these times? I had 11:21 for the 2nd flight and haven't found a time for the third oneThis one appears to be about 1018 CDT = 1518 UTC or so
Crew Capsule is locked & ready for flt. Tortoises mark successful CC missions.https://twitter.com/JeffBezos
Quote from: Bargemanos on 04/02/2016 02:39 pmCrew Capsule is locked & ready for flt. Tortoises mark successful CC missions.https://twitter.com/JeffBezosSo is the Tortoise a reference to Aesop's Tortoise and the Hare fable? Slow and steady wins the race.
...Yes, and it's the same tortoise as on their coat of arms.http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=10685.msg1503294#msg1503294
Not sure what late restart (hoverslam) will achieve on NS as it seems to have performance to spare. Definitely worth perfecting for orbital LV.
Quote from: mme on 04/02/2016 06:20 pmQuote from: Bargemanos on 04/02/2016 02:39 pmCrew Capsule is locked & ready for flt. Tortoises mark successful CC missions.https://twitter.com/JeffBezosSo is the Tortoise a reference to Aesop's Tortoise and the Hare fable? Slow and steady wins the race.Yes, and it's the same tortoise as on their coat of arms.http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=10685.msg1503294#msg1503294
Blue Origin@blueoriginCongrats Blue team on today’s flt! New pics in top row of image gallery http://www.blueorigin.com/gallery #LaunchLandRepeat 6:32 PM - 2 Apr 2016
And the windows are fake, so it's not the real vehicle yet?
Quote from: Space Lizard on 04/03/2016 10:41 amAnd the windows are fake, so it's not the real vehicle yet?It is a real vehicle! A unmanned / micro-gravity experiment vehicle.