Nobody wants to have a bad day with space that this industry has seen before," he said. Richard Cooper, a vice president of the Space Foundation, told FLORIDA TODAY that Monday's in-flight abort demonstrated Blue Origin's commitment to safety as the top priority for spaceflight. “This is definitely one of the safety features that made me feel comfortable with any booster problems,” he said. And they had all been successful,” he said of pre-human spaceflight testing.ĭespite Monday’s booster failure, Young said he would do it again. "They had actually tested this escape three different ways: one on the pad, one right after launch, and then one right before main engine cutoff. Young, who owns Pineapples in downtown Eau Gallie, said Blue Origin engineers ran the capsule escape system through testing before offering human spaceflights. Last month, Indialantic resident Steve Young became an astronaut by flying aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard NS-22 mission, the company's sixth crewed mission. Jared Isaacman, the billionaire who privately funded a crewed spaceflight with SpaceX and is planning more - including a future mission aboard the company's unproven Starship vehicle - took to Twitter shortly after the incident stating, "With so many launches, so many vehicles, engines and boosters in development across the industry, it should not be that surprising to see events like this." Wagner then confirmed, "You can see how our backup safety systems kicked in today to keep our payloads safe during an off-nominal situation," before closing out the webcast.Īlthough the New Shepard system has tested its crew escape system a number of times prior to human spaceflight, including during a planned scenario exactly like Monday's occurrence, this is the first time it has ever been used during a mission. "I see this as a tiny blip that Blue Origin will get over the whole suborbital commercial space industry will get over."Ī retro-thrust system provided a small cushion of air below the capsule just before it hit the ground for landing. The ones who are already ticket holders are probably already well versed in the dangers," she said. "I don't think most space tourists are going to be paying much attention to this. The crew could have survived this and returned to Earth safely." Laura Forczyk, owner of the consulting firm Astralytical, told FLORIDA TODAY, "It actually was a really effective demonstration of their crew abort system. But many say that it was an exceptional demonstration of why safety is the No. The in-flight failure could have implications for the future of spaceflight tourism, even though Monday's mission did not feature crewmembers.
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