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Blue Origin's New Shepard suffers anomaly during launch, capsule lands safely
(
space.com
)
5 points
by
msis
1372 days ago
1 comments
ortusdux
1372 days ago
I wonder how many G's the capsule pulled during this maneuver. It should have been pulling about 3 G's just prior. As I understand it, launch abort survivability is the main driver of the physical fitness requirements for these passenger flights.
Obligatory XKCD:
https://what-if.xkcd.com/imgs/a/116/directions.png
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Obligatory XKCD: https://what-if.xkcd.com/imgs/a/116/directions.png