Blue Origin to send New Shepard on first crewed flight since crash
- April 7, 2024
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Company Blue Origin announced plans to make the first manned flight of a reusable rocket in more than 18 months New Shepherd. This mission will allow America’s first
Company Blue Origin announced plans to make the first manned flight of a reusable rocket in more than 18 months New Shepherd. This mission will allow America’s first black astronaut candidate to finally travel to the edge of space.
Representatives Blue Origin It was announced that the six-person crew of the NS-25 suborbital mission will include 90-year-old former test pilot Ed Dwight. He was the first African American to participate in the Air Force training program through which NASA selects its astronauts, but Dwight never went to space. He left the Air Force in 1966 and became a sculptor.
NS-25 mission will be first suborbital flight New Shepherd With the crew after the accident, which occurred during the 23rd flight in September 2022, when the capsule ejection system was activated and the accelerator pedal exploded. There was no one on the ship at that time.
New Shepherd – a single-stage launch vehicle and a capsule that can accommodate six people – is designed for both flights with space tourists and sending payloads.
Source: Port Altele
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