Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket conducted its ninth test ... centered around a solid motor firing for two seconds to fly the capsule free of a failing booster. However, all tests – from ...

The LAS has three different motors that fire at different points in the test, the abort motor, the attitude control motor (ACM), and the jettison motor. When the abort off the Abort Test Booster ...

After a slight delay due to a hold, Blue Origin's suborbital New Shepard vehicle lifted off from the company's West Texas site today at 10:50 a.m. EST (1550 GMT; 9:50 a.m. local Texas time).

The launch abort system was then initiated, which fired the New Shepard capsule from the flaming rocket, allowing it to parachute to a safe location. The issue was caused due to a problem with the ...