{"id":18169,"date":"2019-01-22T21:14:12","date_gmt":"2019-01-22T13:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/after-delays-blue-origin-says-we-are-go-for-new-shepard-suborbital-test-flight\/"},"modified":"2019-01-22T21:14:12","modified_gmt":"2019-01-22T13:14:12","slug":"after-delays-blue-origin-says-we-are-go-for-new-shepard-suborbital-test-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/after-delays-blue-origin-says-we-are-go-for-new-shepard-suborbital-test-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"After delays, Blue Origin says \u2018we are go\u2019 for New Shepard suborbital test flight"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_468842\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-468842\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full-width wp-image-468842\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/181217-blue-630x470.jpg\" alt=\"New Shepard ready for launch\" width=\"630\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/181217-blue-630x470.jpg 630w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/181217-blue-768x573.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/181217-blue-1260x940.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/181217-blue.jpg 1275w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-468842\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blue Origin\u2019s New Shepard suborbital spaceship sits on its West Texas launch pad in preparation for a launch in July 2018. (Blue Origin Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Update for 10:22 a.m. PT Jan. 22:<\/strong> Blue Origin, the space venture founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, says it\u2019s scheduling the next uncrewed test flight of its New Shepard suborbital space ship for Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Liftoff had been postponed several times, due to technical concerns as well as worries about high winds at the West Texas launch site.<\/p>\n<p>This week alone brought two schedule updates, first on Sunday:<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=b0yle&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1087065205417230336&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2019%2Fjeff-bezos-blue-origin-space-venture-resets-new-shepard-test-launch-snag%2F&amp;sessionId=a491d3bea70db1b69504abb2dc941624bf32e7d5&amp;siteScreenName=geekwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1087065205417230336\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782801821815681597=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We have decided to push our #NewShepard launch attempt tomorrow. High winds expected in the area and one vehicle open issue. Updated launch target to come tomorrow \u2013 follow here for updates #NS10<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Blue Origin (@blueorigin) January 20, 2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And again on Monday:<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=b0yle&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1087471168418852864&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2019%2Fjeff-bezos-blue-origin-space-venture-resets-new-shepard-test-launch-snag%2F&amp;sessionId=a491d3bea70db1b69504abb2dc941624bf32e7d5&amp;siteScreenName=geekwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1087471168418852864\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782801821815681597=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">More heavy winds in the forecast for tomorrow, so we are now targeting Wednesday 1\/23 for the #NewShepard #NS10 launch.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Blue Origin (@blueorigin) January 21, 2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Today, Blue Origin confirmed that all systems were go for Wednesday:<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=b0yle&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1087773590261424129&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2019%2Fjeff-bezos-blue-origin-space-venture-resets-new-shepard-test-launch-snag%2F&amp;sessionId=a491d3bea70db1b69504abb2dc941624bf32e7d5&amp;siteScreenName=geekwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1087773590261424129\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782801821815681597=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We are go for launch tomorrow. Weather looking good. Targeting liftoff at 8:50 am CST \/ 14:50 UTC. Follow live on https:\/\/t.co\/7Y4The9OmR and check out the @NASA payloads flying with us https:\/\/t.co\/XL8Yu1hKmI pic.twitter.com\/pkRpcUVJQB<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Blue Origin (@blueorigin) January 22, 2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Previously:<\/strong> Blue Origin is rescheduling the 10th uncrewed test flight of its New Shepard suborbital spaceship, more than a month after a ground infrastructure issue at the company\u2019s West Texas launch facility forced a postponement.<\/p>\n<p>The flight\u2019s main goal is to test the systems on New Shepard in preparation for flying passengers later this year. But even though the crew capsule won\u2019t be carrying any crew this time around, it won\u2019t be empty:<\/p>\n<p>Blue Origin plans to fly eight NASA-funded science payloads. The payloads have received funding from NASA\u2019s Flight Opportunities Program and are good to go despite the partial government shutdown. \u201cBlue supports NASA\u2019s Flight Opportunities program and its role in perfecting technology for a future human presence in space,\u201d Blue Origin said in a news release.<\/p>\n<p>The flight profile for a typical New Shepard flight test involves firing up the craft\u2019s booster to send the crew capsule to heights above 62 miles (100 kilometers), crossing the space frontier in the process. After separation, the booster flies itself back to a landing, while the capsule deploys parachutes and floats back to Earth.<\/p>\n<p>There are a few minutes of weightlessness at the top of the ride, and based on webcam views from previous tests, there are great views of the curving Earth beneath the black sky of space.<\/p>\n<p>This 10th flight test was initially planned for Dec. 18, but Blue Origin said it had to delay the launch due to a&nbsp;ground infrastructure issue&nbsp;and other concerns that cropped up. Several other postponements followed.<\/p>\n<p>The company hasn\u2019t provided details, but outside sources who are familiar with launch procedures have speculated that the ground infrastructure issue had to do either with the system that provides liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen for the booster, or with the range tracking system.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the lineup of payloads for Mission 10, as described by Blue Origin:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Carthage College Space Sciences Program:<\/strong>&nbsp;The&nbsp;Modal Propellant Gauging&nbsp;experiment led by Kevin Crosby is a joint effort with the NASA Kennedy Space Center Cryogenics Laboratory. It demonstrates a way to measure fuel levels in microgravity by using sound waves.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Controlled Dynamics Inc<\/strong>.<strong>:<\/strong>&nbsp;The&nbsp;Vibration Isolation Platform (VIP)&nbsp;aims to separate payloads from the normally occurring vibrations experienced during spaceflight. The apparatus should give researchers a clear understanding of microgravity\u2019s effects on their research results. The team is led by Scott Green. VIP also flew aboard Virgin Galactic\u2019s VSS Unity.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab:<\/strong>&nbsp;On its second flight with Blue, the&nbsp;EM Field&nbsp;experiment will observe and collect data on the naturally occurring electromagnetic fields inside and outside New Shepard during the launch.&nbsp;Principal investigator Todd Smith will use this experiment to determine how global measurements of Earth\u2019s electromagnetic field can be conducted in the future.<\/li>\n<li><strong>NASA Goddard Space Flight Center:<\/strong>&nbsp;Cooling tightly-packed electronics onboard a spacecraft can be challenging, and many solutions have not been able to undergo robust testing. Principal investigator Franklin Robinson will test one of these solutions in his&nbsp;Flow Boiling in Microgap Coolers&nbsp;experiment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Purdue University:&nbsp;<\/strong>Steven Collicott\u2019s payload looks at&nbsp;Zero-Gravity Green Propellant Management Technology, which aims to help advance the use of a safer and more environmentally friendly rocket propellant by better understanding the fuel\u2019s behavior in microgravity.<\/li>\n<li><strong>University of Central Florida:<\/strong>&nbsp;Two teams led by Josh Colwell and Addie Dove have planetary science payloads on New Shepard. The&nbsp;Collisions Into Dust Experiment (COLLIDE)&nbsp;aims to understand how dust particles react after surface contact during exploration missions to places such as the moon, Mars and asteroids. The&nbsp;Collection of Regolith Experiment (CORE) addresses the unique challenge of collecting and analyzing material samples in microgravity. COLLIDE also flew aboard VSS Unity.<\/li>\n<li><strong>University of Florida:<\/strong>&nbsp;Rob Ferl and Anna-Lisa Paul are adapting technology designed for the International Space Station to suborbital uses with their experiment,&nbsp;Validating Telemetric Imaging Hardware for Crew-Assisted and Crew-Autonomous Biological Imaging in Suborbital Applications. By recalibrating the way data is collected, the experiment will enable more biological research on suborbital missions. This experiment also flew aboard VSS Unity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition to its suborbital New Shepard space program, Blue Origin is working on an orbital-class rocket called&nbsp;New Glenn. There\u2019s also a lunar lander called&nbsp;Blue Moon&nbsp;in the works.<\/p>\n<p>Blue Origin\u2019s New Shepard spacecraft and its hydrogen-fueled BE-3 rocket engine are built at the company\u2019s headquarters in Kent.<\/p>\n<p>New Glenn will use a more powerful engine known as the&nbsp;BE-4, which is fueled with liquefied natural gas. BE-4 engines are currently being manufactured in Kent and tested in Texas. However, engine production is expected to shift to Alabama, with the New Glenn rocket destined to be built and launched in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Blue Origin recently released a video highlighting the latest design of the New Glenn rocket, which has a wider payload fairing and a whiter paint job:<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"New Glenn: The Road to Space\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LSftIaLhQzE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"450\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px; width: 800px; height: 450px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>This is an updated version of a report originally published at 1:45 p.m. PT Jan. 18.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blue Origin\u2019s New Shepard suborbital spaceship sits on its West Texas launch pad in preparation for a launch in July 2018. 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