Flight Three: Pushing the Envelope
The reusable rocket "New Shepard" flew again on April 2, 2016 reaching an apogee of 339,178 feet. It was the third flight with reused hardware. Pushing the envelope on this flight, we restar... Read allThe reusable rocket "New Shepard" flew again on April 2, 2016 reaching an apogee of 339,178 feet. It was the third flight with reused hardware. Pushing the envelope on this flight, we restarted the engine for the propulsive landing only 3,600 feet above the ground, requiring the ... Read allThe reusable rocket "New Shepard" flew again on April 2, 2016 reaching an apogee of 339,178 feet. It was the third flight with reused hardware. Pushing the envelope on this flight, we restarted the engine for the propulsive landing only 3,600 feet above the ground, requiring the BE-3 engine to start fast and ramp to high thrust fast. It created a sonic boom throughout... Read all