Blue Origin New Shepard Crew Capsule. Actor William Shatner reaches edge of space aboard Blue Origin. The crew capsule is in free fall for a while then the parachutes open and finally the landing rockets give a brief impulse to land it softly.
Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos provided a sneak peek today into the interior of the New Shepard crew capsule the suborbital vehicle for space tourism. Blue Origin is set to launch its reusable New Shepard booster from West Texas on a suborbital flight to the edge of space Thursday on the companys first launch since founder Jeff Bezos and three crewmates rocketed to an altitude of 66 mil. NSFirstHumanFlight Blue Origin blueorigin July 20 2021.
Watch Blue Origin test the Crew Capsule on their New Shepard Rocket.
Every astronaut on NewShepard has a window seat. Blue Origins main goal is to open up the experience of microgravity and see the curvature of the Earth to the general public. The New Shepard Crew Capsule has the capability to carry up to six people in a large pressurized 15 m 3 530 ft 3 interior. May 21 at 822 AM.
