Crew Capsule 2.0
Photo Credit: Blue Origin
It is deisgned to spearate from the launcher stage below the Karman line and pursue a ballistic free flight above it before landing.
- Human Rated: Yes
- Maiden Flight: 12/12/2017
- Crew Capacity: 6
- Flight Life: The capsule is designed to be reusable.
- Spacecraft Flown: 3
- Total Launches: 32
- Successful Launches: 31
- Failed Launches: 1
- Attempted Landings: 32
- Successful Landings: 32
- Fastest Turnaround: 59 days 1 min 42 sec
History
The Crew Capsule 2.0 is the newest version of Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket.
Agency
Blue Origin
Blue Origin is an American privately funded aerospace manufacturer and spaceflight services company set up by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos with its headquarters in Kent, Washington. The company is developing technologies to enable private human access to space with the goal to dramatically lower costs and increase reliability. Blue Origin currently launches its New Shepard sub-orbital vehicle from its West Texas launch site, they are currently constructing a launch pad for their orbital vehicle New Glenn at Cape Canaveral LC-36.
