Blue Origin New Shepard Mission NS 26 2024 08 29

T minus 2 minutes here what we're going to see is the vehicle is going to go into its builtin test uh so we what we call our bit checks but uh those are actually driven by the vehicle itself um so it's a fully autonomous vehicle from T-minus 2 minutes through the launch and landing of course we've got our team as you've seen there on the uh on on your screen ad Mission Control they've got their eyes glued to the to their screen making sure that everything is within bounds but the vehicle is driving itself and so what we're going to see here in a minute that the most visible part of it the uh the fins at the base of the vehicle um those are going to gimbal back and forth for those fins one on each quadrant and then you will also see the nozzle it's kind of hidden in your screen right there hopefully we'll get a peek also will gimbal back and forth those two subsystems work together in conjunction uh to guide the vehicle up but as it's a reusable rocket it will fly back down to its Landing Pad just 2 miles north from which it takes off um and it's uh it's it's a really beautiful vehicle to watch it work uh in in in in real life um and so that is what we're about to check out here let's tune into the rocket as she gets ready for her 26th mission of this program the eth human space flight I [Music] there you go you see those a fins moving back and forth you see two out of the four waiting for the engine [Music] gimbal there you go peeking out bottom left of your screen Jackie this rocket is looking good and ready for launch this [Music] morning you see the Gantry has retracted these astronauts are going to space with that I'm going to turn it over to our mission control team godspeed new sheeper and enjoy the flight astronauts see you when to get [Music] home 6 5 4 just start 2 1 sh clear the tower There She Goes new shepher has cleared the tower on its way to space with its crew of six they are screaming up towards the Carmen line you can see the speedometer on your bottom left there as well as the altimeter and we're going to follow along with the flight on the left side your screen with those Milestones first one coming up here is Max [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Q Max Q has been confirmed maximum Dynamic pressure it's one of the forces on the vehicle between the atmosphere and the speed are at their are maximum we've punched right through it as well as punch through that layer of clouds the vehicle continues on its upward Ascent toward space if you are just joining us we've had a clean liftoff of new Shepard's 26th flight in this program we are witnessing the eighth human space flight of new Sheard We Have astronauts 38- 43 on the vehicle on on its way to space our next Milestone here is main engine cut off and what we'll witness is the speed will start to come down but the uh the Exel excuse me the the altitude will continue to go up when the speed hits zero means we have hit apigy and Jackie I think one of the other cool part of this program is that we slow you see that kind of slight little hot dog roll we got going on of the rocket we just want to give what it's really is just to give the astronauts each 360 degree view as they're going up which is so cool all right main engine cut off and separation have been confirmed and Jackie this is when our our astronauts are feeling zero g Dr Rob furl is going to start his his experiments up there in the cabin hopefully after a little time to look out the window pre experimentation I would totally steal at least a couple of looks out of the big gorgeous windows and again we're coming up on apigy you see that the speed is reducing when it hits zero that's when we've hit that is when we've hit apig at this point we are well over the Carmen line about 328,000 or 100 K 328,000 ft or 100 km up and there it is apy about 340,000 ft Jackie can you imagine the view I was talking about being jealous of your Astronaut training but I'm more jealous of them right now you know they're unbuckled at the moment they're turning their somersaults they are soaking it in they are you know we're witnessing six people having their mind blown right now as we speak but the booster is heading on down and it will beat the the capsule back to Earth the booster of course has a controlled landing on a landing pad just 2 miles north of where it's taken off from the capsule less aerodynamically shaped will uh will land second under three parachutes uh in our Landing Zone in our Valley in West Texas so far a nominal flight of our 26 mission to space and back of the new sheeper vehicle plus our eth human space flight congratulations truly to all six of our astronauts today oh I'm sorry our crew who officially have become astronauts massive congratulations over the Carmen line Phoenix report status Phoenix report status Phoenix uh four five and six are in tell if everyone heard all six astronauts are back in their seat and the booster is screaming on home yeah as we mentioned that booster is going to return to Earth a lot faster than the capsule because of the aerodynamic nature of the crew capsule is coming back back to the clouds that's a sweet view of the booster as it's coming back through the atmosphere here so we see the drag brakes have been deployed there's the relight of the that be3 engine that gorgeous hover above the landing pad and booster touchdown a successful touchdown of the booster for the NS 26 Mission always a sight to see always a sight to see really I mean it's been going thousands of miles per hour and then it comes in landing you see it just kind of hovers there at 5 miles an hour it's such a smooth descent and it's and landing and to as as a reminder to people this is so critical to the reusability because the the smoother The Landing the less you jostle the rocket the less you have to refurbish the rocket the more you can more uses you can get out of the rocket absolutely and some some really cool things here right like those fins you were talking about earlier our lessons learned with guiding this vehicle back are going to be applied to our next big vehicle new Glen so again just so many Lessons Learned From This booster every single Mission every single Mission now the the crew capsule is obviously also coming back down to land here uh we are going to to have first the drog parachutes that come out those are kind of like the guide parachutes then we're going to see the mains they will wreath so they're going to kind of go out just a little bit and then they fully inflate and talk about cutting speed you can already see the speed on the the on the the screen there it comes in at just like 15 16 miles and now for nice there she is and again these parachut both the drugs and the mains are essential in providing a gentle touchdown for the capsule but as we get closer to the ground here you're going to see a retro thrust system on the base of the capsule um which does kick up a bit of West Texas dust but it makes for an even smoother touchdown than again you know like you said the already slow speed that the capsule is descending at now we're just 400 feet away from touchdown again stay tuned for that retro thrust system here and crew capsule touchdown welcome home to the newest six astronauts the blue steel team once more what appears to be a completely smooth flight for new Shephard uh our booster touching down at the at the landing pad and a soft Landing for our latest crew just a beautiful flight up and back I mean that is just one of the the the cleanest flights I've seen from this rocket but behind every rocket is an extraordinary team so a big shout out to the entire new Shephard program what a beautiful flight today and another congratulations to the six newest astronauts