Blue Origin New Sheperd Fourth Flight

Blue Shepard flew for the fourth time earlier this summer. This is allegedly the same booster and space craft that has flown 3 times before. You can even see the paint on the booster is charred in the close-up shots. As with some of their previous flights, Blue Origin has been testing sub-optimal flight conditions: in this case a parachute failure.

This flight was also their first flight to be webcast, and features some very nice footage, including super-telephoto of MECO (main engine cut out) and a clear shot of the spacecraft landing.

Blue Origin is planning a follow-up test of this booster and spacecraft, which will feature a test of the crew module escape system, while flying at Max Q (maximum aerodynamic loading). This test should be dramatic and will most likely result in destruction of the booster.

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