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Blue Origin’s New Shepard Rocket
On April 2, 2016, the private spaceflight company Blue Origin launched its reusable New Shepard rocket and Crew Capsule for the third time and successfully landed them back on Earth. See photos from the test flight here.
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Blue Origin New Shepard Vehicle Ascent
Blue Origin’s New Shepard space vehicle ascends from its West Texas test site to reach an apogee of 339,138 feet (103 km) on April 2, 2016.
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Blue Origin’s BE-3 Engine Restart
Blue Origin’s BE-3 engine restarted at 3,635 feet (1.1 km) above ground level and landed successfully at its West Texas launch site on April 2, 2016.
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Blue Origin New Shepard Landing
Blue Origin claims precise thrust vector control and deep throttling enabled pinpoint booster landing of the New Shepard vehicle at its West Texas launch site on April 2, 2016.
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Recovery of Blue Origin Crew Capsule
Blue Origin team members recover the crew capsule after its fifth successful flight and soft landing at its West Texas launch site on April 2, 2016.
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Inside the Crew Capsule
Blue Origin engineers ready the Crew Capsule for launch ahead of New Shepard’s third unmanned flight test from West Texas on April 2, 2016
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Jeff Bezos’ Lucky Boots
Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos tweeted a photo of Gradatim Ferociter boots that he wore to the April 2 test launch, which he says brought him luck. They were a gift from a friend.
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Turtles On the Door
The reusable Crew Capsule on Blue Origin’s New Shepard has tortoise emblems for each of its successful test flights.
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