Status
Suborbital
Success
Mission 6 (Inflight Escape Test)
Launch Time
Wed Oct 05, 2016 15:36 UTC
Wed Oct 05, 2016 15:36 UTC
New Shepard's in-flight escape system was intentionally activated to test the mechanism. It was not expected that the booster would survive the event, however, the booster continued to space and made a successful landing on the landing pad, after which it was retired.
Rocket
Vehicles
Mission Details
Mission 6
Mission 6 was an inflight escape test for the Crew Capsule prototype. The capsule successfully demonstrated its ability to escape from the New Shepard vehicle at the point of maximum aerodynamic pressure in the event of an anomaly.
Suborbital
Location
Launch Site One, West Texas, Texas, USA
Stats
Blue Origin
6th mission
4th mission of 2016
6th successful mission
New Shepard
6th mission
4th mission of 2016
6th successful mission