New Shepard Rocket Test Launch

The video shows a dome-shaped rocket rising several hundred feet straight into the air and then easing back to the ground.

The launch was the Blue Origin Company's premier space craft and the goal was to build a New Shepard vertical take-off and landing vehicle capable of taking several astronauts into orbit, according to Company President (and founder of Amazon.com) Jeff Bezos.

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[astrorider]

How long can it hover in air?

[galaxyexplorers]

This is a first test vehicle. I believe what you see in the video is near the current limit.

[NZbobNZ]

RIP headphone yousers

[mercanaries3]

@galaxyexplorers

how does it achieve lift?? it has no flames coming out

anti gravity right?? no just kidding

but seriously how? strong gusts of wind

[boinkboink1968]

Did I hear "Clean up in isle 4" just after the bell sound?

[voron27]

I heard the design of this space craft is based on DC-X, and that even several engineers that worked on Delta Clipper are now working for Blue Origin. If that is true I wish all the best to the team, I liked DC-X very much. Hope to ride it someday))). Make it real guys!

[greetnypd]

It is an H2O2 engine and it is built by many from the DC-XA team.

[zataflex]

It looks like compressed air.

[audiotrax2000]

I so want one now.

[dynomania]

Looks clean, is it a catylitic H2O2 rocket anyone ?

[Skytroop]

No lateral motion either. Pete Conrad would be happy to see this I think but it would be nice if he got some credit for the concept.

[snailout]

wth is that, looks awsom , reminds me of the dcx project but smaller