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Explained: What is New Shephard, the rocket system built by Blue Origin? – The Indian Express
New Shephard has been named after astronaut Alan Shephard, the first American to go to space, and offers flights to space over 100 km above the Earth and accomm…
By: Explained Desk | New Delhi |
Updated: October 19, 2020 12:41:02 pm
The rocket system consists of two parts, the cabin or capsule and the rocket or the booster. (Twitter/@NASA)On Tuesday, a rocket system meant to take tourists to space successfully completed its seventh test launch after it took off from a test facility in Texas. Called New Shephard, the system is built by Amazon founder Jeff Bezoss space company called Blue Origin and will eventually allow space tourists to experience mic…
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