It's Embarrassing! Blue Origin Failed To Launch Rocket Again While SpaceX...
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It's Embarrassing! Blue Origin Failed To Launch Rocket Again While SpaceX...
October 13 is truly a great day for SpaceX but it's definitely an embarrassing day for its arch-rival competitor, Blue Origin.
While SpaceX was making headlines by catching the gigantic Super Heavy booster with ease, Blue Origin seems to be struggling with delays in the debut launch of 2nd human-rated New Shepard rocket.
So, what's wrong with them?
Despite being the same beginning, why Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have had such different trajectories?
Find out everything in today’s Techmap episode.
It's Embarrassing! Blue Origin Failed To Launch Rocket Again While SpaceX...
Jeff Bezos‘ aerospace company hoped to launch its uncrewed NS-27 mission at 9:27 AM EDT on Sunday, October 13 to send a brand-new New Shepard rocket-capsule combo on a brief trip to suborbital space, but a GPS system issue forced the company to call off the attempt. The delay comes six days after Blue Origin‘s first NS-27 launch on October 7 was called off due to a rocket issue.
No new launch date has been announced but this mission was very important. NS-27 will mark the debut of the second human-rated New Shepard vehicle, which consists of a first stage known as Booster 5 and a crew capsule named RSS Kármán Line. (The Kármán line is the 62-mile-high boundary that many people regard as the start of outer space.)
The vehicle features technology upgrades to improve the vehicle’s performance and reusability, an updated livery, and accommodations for payloads on the booster.
It's Embarrassing! Blue Origin Failed To Launch Rocket Again While SpaceX...
No people will launch aboard NS-27, but the mission will fly 12 research payloads, five of them on the booster and seven inside the capsule. This gear includes new navigation systems developed for New Shepard and Blue Origin’s huge New Glenn rocket, as well as two LIDAR (light detection and ranging) sensors designed to operate in the lunar environment, according to Blue Origin.
As its name suggests, NS-27 will be the 27th New Shepard mission overall. Eight of the vehicle’s 26 flights to date have been crewed, sending up to six people at a time on brief trips to the final frontier.
Those eight crewed flights have all used the same New Shepard vehicle — the Booster 4/RSS First Step combo. This second human-rated spacecraft will enable expanded flight capacity to better meet growing customer demand.
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