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Mercury-Redstone 3New Shepard 19Vehicle operatorNASABlue OriginCapsule nameFreedom 7RSS First StepLaunch siteLaunch Complex-5 (LC-5) Cape Canaveral, FloridaBlue Origin Launch Site One Van Horn, TexasShepard on crewAlan B. Shepard, Jr.Laura Shepard ChurchleyAge3774No. 11, 2021Unplanned holds (on launch day) 2 hours, 14 minutes16 minutesLaunch time9:34:13 a.m. EST (1434 GMT) 9:00:42 a.m. CST (1500 GMT) Capsule landing9:49:35 a.m. EST (1449 GMT) 9:10:55 a.m. CST (1510 GMT) No. Lorry height (capsule/booster) 83 feet (25 meters) 49 feet (15 meters) Vehicle diameter5.8 feet (1.8 meters) 12.1 feet (3.7 meters) Capsule volume (habitable) 100 cubic feet (2.8 cubic meters) 530 cubic feet (15 cubic meters) Capsule windows (no.
Laura Shepard Churchley is now the 372nd American to fly into area Her dad was the first.Separated by 60 years, 7 months and 6 days, Churchley followed in her dads steps– and suborbital flight trajectory– by introducing on board Blue Origins New Shepard on Saturday (Dec. 11). The rocket, called after Alan Shepard, the United States very first astronaut to fly into space (and Churchleys dad), completed its 19th effective spaceflight and its very first to carry a full team of 6 people.Video wrap-up: Watch Blue Origin launch Michael Strahan to space.
Mercury-Redstone 3New Shepard 19Vehicle operatorNASABlue OriginCapsule nameFreedom 7RSS First StepLaunch siteLaunch Complex-5 (LC-5) Cape Canaveral, FloridaBlue Origin Launch Site One Van Horn, TexasShepard on crewAlan B. Shepard, Jr.Laura Shepard ChurchleyAge3774No. Churchley flew as a visitor of Blue Origin, which was established by Jeff Bezos, the previous CEO of Amazon.Laura Shepard Churchley wore a Blue Origin flight match on her New Shepard flight. Her father, NASA astronaut Alan Shepard, wore a BF Goodrich pressure fit.”Here is an appearance at how Shepards Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) and Churchleys New Shepard-19 (NS-19) flights compared.collectSPACE is happy to RR Auction for sponsoring coverage of Blue Origins New Shepard-19 (NS-19) mission. The auction home is based in New Hampshire, Alan Shepards home state, and was behind the $28 million sale of the very first seat on Blue Origins New Shepard launch vehicle.Follow collectSPACE.com on Facebook and on Twitter at @collectSPACE.
The 2 Shepards history-making objectives were comparable in numerous ways and yet, the truth that Churchley was able to duplicate her daddys feat with just a few days of training talks to how far human spaceflight has actually been available in the previous six years. Churchley flew as a guest of Blue Origin, which was established by Jeff Bezos, the former CEO of Amazon.Laura Shepard Churchley used a Blue Origin flight fit on her New Shepard flight. Her dad, NASA astronaut Alan Shepard, donned a BF Goodrich pressure suit. (Image credit: Blue Origin/NASA)”This was just terrific. I was trained too well, I understood precisely what was coming,” Churchley told Bezos after landing and leaving the pill. “I thought of Daddy on coming down and I thought, Gosh, he didnt get to delight in any of what I am getting to enjoy. He was working, he needed to do it himself. I went on for the flight!”Here is a take a look at how Shepards Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) and Churchleys New Shepard-19 (NS-19) flights compared.collectSPACE is happy to RR Auction for sponsoring protection of Blue Origins New Shepard-19 (NS-19) mission. The auction house is based in New Hampshire, Alan Shepards home state, and lagged the $28 million sale of the first seat on Blue Origins New Shepard launch vehicle.Follow collectSPACE.com on Facebook and on Twitter at @collectSPACE. Copyright 2021 collectSPACE.com. All rights booked.