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Blue Origin Testing Capsule Escape System In Next Flight

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Thursday, July 14th, 2016

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Blue Origin Testing Capsule Escape System In Next Flight

Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket from a recent flight and landing. Photo: Blue Origin.

Blue Origin will test New Shepard's capsule escape system on its next flight, according to a company official.Brett Alexander, director of business development and strategy at Blue Origin, said Thursday the company would likely lose its booster following the capsule escape test. He said Blue Origin would try to make some changes to increase the odds of recovery, but Alexander warned the booster was not designed to be recovered after capsule escape.The capsule has a solid rocket motor embedded that…

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