Replay - New Shepard Mission NS-15 Webcast

Blue Origin successfully completed its 15th consecutive mission to space and back today and conducted a series of simulations to rehearse astronaut movements and operations for future flights with customers on board. This mission marked a verification step prior to flying astronauts.

For the first time, Blue Origin personnel standing in as astronauts entered the capsule prior to launch. These astronauts conducted a series of tests from within the capsule including a comms check with the Capsule Communicator (CAPCOM), procedures for entering and exiting the capsule, and pre-launch preparations within the capsule. Following the crew capsule landing, the astronauts rehearsed post-flight procedures, hatch opening, and exiting the capsule.

[dom---------------]

as a spacex fan, I still love these sub orbital flights and obviously the landing. Go SpaceX, go Blue Origin! :d

[RWBHere]

Final 10 seconds of countdown and launch, start at about 01:53:45 😉

[GM-kjxw]

Blue Origin: 2 hours of generic repeatedly test profile sub orbital rocket
SpaceX: 15 minute of ground breaking test.

Efficiency in a nutshell.

[abtinmoutameni]

Watch SpaceX launch astronauts to the Iss on the 22nd

[DSE]

Blue Origin : NS-15
SpaceX : SN15

What an exciting time to live.

[thedarkside]

I bet SpaceX/Starship will fly to the Moon before Blue Origin flies into orbit (ISS).

[GeniusGaming]

2:49 Start of the webcast

15:56 Hold 45 minutes
21:15 release hold

41:27 Hold 24 minutes
48:40 release 2nd hold

1:02:49 Hold 10 minutes
1:43:03 Release 3th hold

1:53:56 LIFTOFF

1:56:15 Meco


2:00:50 Landing burn and landing

2:03:57 Capsule touchdown

2:08:00 highlight

[Knights_of_Zurg]

If you're really a fan of spaceflight, it's not a SLS versus SpaceX, versus Blue Origin. I root for all of them to have success.

[fauzi]

Is there a reason why blue origin keeps insisting on using imperial system?

[scoremat]

Step by step... with extreme caution and traditional rocketry methods.

Congrats on the success guys, here's to hoping you can start getting truly ferocious.

[henrylorenz]

2:01:26 Believe me that is a reusable rocket that takes off and lands
SpaceX years ago: Am I a joke to you?

[BernardWei]

If Blue Origin wants to sell seats on these flights, put some 4k camera onboard to show what the customer can see from the craft. Right now, all we got are a bunch of blurry videos. Great flight, but presentation-wise need much improvement.

[mickborneo]

Smooth flight. Great PR. Please use the metric system! We know you're doing FEET for US audience, but at least add METRICS to the screen.

[max_kl]

What is the purpose of these tests? They have done quite a few of these already and it always seems to go to plan, so why have they not flown any test pilots or actual tourists?

[bruceumba]

That’s so cute, announcing MaxQ when they are flying the same speed as most airliners!

[TomNook.]

Well done Blue Origin, you did something!

[DarkBlue]

It would be a great detail if also the translated metrics in KMH and Meters would be shown (as a small line).

[Stevie]

It's like watching SpaceX 5 or 10 years ago.

[briankeeley]

"...23 feet in diameter, which is larger than anything flying today." SpaceX Starship diameter is 30 feet.

[xxb]

Wow! you guys have successfully done the same thing a 15th time! Maybe B.O. will launch their first orbital payload on the 100th anniversary of the Lunar landing, in 2069. Cutting edge stuff!