{"id":19223,"date":"2016-10-04T01:12:29","date_gmt":"2016-10-03T17:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/jeff-bezos-blue-origin-delays-dramatic-rocket-test-flight-due-to-bad-weather\/"},"modified":"2016-10-04T01:12:29","modified_gmt":"2016-10-03T17:12:29","slug":"jeff-bezos-blue-origin-delays-dramatic-rocket-test-flight-due-to-bad-weather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/jeff-bezos-blue-origin-delays-dramatic-rocket-test-flight-due-to-bad-weather\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Bezos\u2019 Blue Origin delays dramatic rocket test flight due to bad weather"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_255925\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-255925\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full-width wp-image-255925\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160619-blue2-630x499.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Origin New Shepard craft\" width=\"630\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160619-blue2-630x499.jpg 630w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160619-blue2-768x609.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160619-blue2-1240x983.jpg 1240w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160619-blue2.jpg 1349w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-255925\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blue Origin\u2019s New Shepard suborbital spaceship stands on its launch pad for a test flight in June. (Credit: Blue Origin file)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos\u2019 Blue Origin space venture has to pass up a historic date for its next flight test, due to unacceptable weather.<\/p>\n<p>Blue Origin\u2019s New Shepard suborbital spaceship had been due to blast off from the company\u2019s test range in West Texas on Tuesday, Oct. 4, which is the 59th anniversary of the Sputnik launch that ushered in the Space Age.<\/p>\n<p>However, the company&nbsp;said today that the flight (and the live webcast that goes with it) had to be rescheduled for Wednesday:<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; 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=783023859473657856&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2016%2Fblue-origin-jeff-bezos-new-shepard-delay%2F&amp;sessionId=e6df61a3a13c7e5169570ef753ef692f197b57af&amp;siteScreenName=geekwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"783023859473657856\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782804062312752747=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Weather no-go for tomorrow\u2019s New Shepard #InFlightEscape test. Webcast now Wednesday 10:45 am ET. #GradatimFerociter<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Blue Origin (@blueorigin) October 3, 2016<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;webcast will be available via&nbsp;Blue Origin\u2019s website, and most likely via the company\u2019s YouTube channel as well. Last time around, in June, the live coverage started about a half-hour before launch.<\/p>\n<p>This New Shepard has made four successful uncrewed flights to space and back over the past year, but it\u2019s not likely to survive this go-round intact.&nbsp;The crew capsule (which doesn\u2019t carry any crew for these tests) will be programmed to light up its solid-rocket escape system&nbsp;about 45 seconds after liftoff, at an altitude of 16,000 feet, when the aerodynamic stresses on the craft are at their peak.<\/p>\n<p>Simulations suggest that the firing will deliver a heavy&nbsp;blow to the booster rocket below, most likely breaking it apart. The capsule, meanwhile, should zoom out of harm\u2019s way and descend back to the range safely at the end of its parachutes.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"New Shepard Capsule Escape Animation\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N5i-f-D_A-M?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>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This week\u2019s test is meant to verify that the escape system will work properly if it\u2019s needed during a future flight with passengers aboard.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a slight chance that the booster will stay in one piece and make a safe vertical landing, as it has in the past. In any case, the capsule and whatever\u2019s left of the booster will be retired to a museum or museums to be named later.&nbsp;A brand-new New Shepard, manufactured at Blue Origin\u2019s headquarters south of Seattle, would make its debut for the flight test that follows this one.<\/p>\n<p>If Blue Origin\u2019s schedule proceeds according to plan, the spacecraft would start carrying people who are involved in the test program next year, and take on paying passengers in 2018. Blue Origin hasn\u2019t yet set the ticket price and it isn\u2019t taking reservations, but the company has set up a mailing list for updates.<\/p>\n<p><em>Join the gang at the GeekWire Summit for a New Shepard watch party starting at 7:45 a.m. PT Wednesday, hosted by aerospace and science editor Alan Boyle.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blue Origin\u2019s New Shepard suborbital spaceship stands on its launch pad for a test flight in June. (Credit: Blue Origin file) Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos\u2019 Blue Origin space venture has to pass up a historic date for its next flight test, due to unacceptable weather. 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