At this year’s AirVenture festivities in Oshkosh, starry-eyed dreamers, wannabe astronauts and general aviation enthusiasts were given the opportunity to get up close and personal with Blue Origin’s actual New Shepard reusable rocket, as well as its one-of-a-kind crew capsule that boasts large windows that will eventually give commercial space passengers an incredible view of the stars. The luckier among us even got to “ride” in the capsule on a simulated launch and landing; however, that voyage excluded the presumably breathtaking view.
Blue Origin Celebrates First Flight of New Shepard’s Crew Capsule 2.0
Key Takeaways:
- Blue Origin showcased its New Shepard reusable rocket and crew capsule, featuring large windows for future commercial space passengers, at AirVenture.
- The company successfully completed its seventh New Shepard test flight (sixth consecutive), debuting Crew Capsule 2.0 with significantly larger windows and carrying 12 commercial and research payloads.
- Blue Origin partnered with Xerox's PARC to "Accelerate Research in Space," aiming to conduct R&D experiments on future flights and enhance interest in space-based research.
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