Blue Origin to Test New Shepard Escape System

Credit: Crew capsule: Blue Origin
Blue Origin will test an escape system next month on its New Shepard rocket that can propel the crew capsule to safety if the booster has a problem but does not need to be jettisoned if the flight is nominal, the company says. Apollo, Mercury and Soyuz launch vehicles have a “tractor configuration”...

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