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Commercial Crew Development
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Commercial Transportation
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| Blue Origin will receive up to $3.7 million in milestone-based CCDev funds to develop a composite crew test module and a launch escape system for its commercial spaceflight vehicle. Blue Origin is developing the New Shepard system, a rocket-propelled vehicle designed to routinely fly multiple astronauts into suborbital space at competitive prices. In addition to providing the public with opportunities to experience spaceflight, the New Shepard system will also provide frequent opportunities for researcher to fly experiments into space and a microgravity environment. The New Shepard vehicle will consist of a pressurized Crew Capsule (CC) carrying experiments and astronauts atop a reliable Propulsion Module (PM). Flights will take place from Blue Origin’s own launch site, which is already operating in West Texas. The New Shepard PM will take-off vertically and accelerate for approximately two and a half minutes before shutting off its rocket engines and coasting into space. The vehicle will carry rocket motors enabling the Crew Capsule to escape from the PM in the event of a serious anomaly during launch. In space, the Crew Capsule will separate from the PM and the two will reenter and land separately for re-use. The Crew Capsule will land softly under a parachute at the launch site. Astronauts and experiments will experience no more than 6 g acceleration into their seats and a 1.5 g lateral acceleration during a typical flight. High-quality microgravity environments (<10-3 g) will be achieved for durations of 3 or more minutes, depending on the mission trajectory. | |
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Blue Origin Website
| SAA Milestones | |||
Letter |
Description |
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A |
Pusher Escape System | ||
B |
Composite Pressure Vessel | ||
Milestone # |
Description |
Planned Date |
Approved |
A1 |
Project Kickoff Meeting | Mar-10 |
COMPLETED |
A2 |
1-DOF TVC Test | Jul-10 |
COMPLETED |
A3 |
6-DOF TVC Test | Oct-10 |
COMPLETED |
A4 |
Rocket Sled Test | Mar-11 |
|
B1 |
Project Kickoff Meeting | Mar-10 |
COMPLETED |
B2 |
Test Article Composite Parts Received | May-10 |
COMPLETED |
B3 |
Test Article Assembly Complete | Aug-10 |
COMPLETED |
B4 |
Structural Testing Complete | Oct-10 |
COMPLETED |