He’s surely got plenty of advice and tips to give, having made this exact trip just three months ago. He’s actually kitted out in a flight suit and is driving the crew to the launch pad. Wednesday 13 October 2021 14:20, Anthony Cuthbertsonīlue Origin boss Jeff Bezos will be the only one heading up the launch tower with the crew today. Jeff Bezos wishes Blue Origin crew ‘godspeed’ ahead of launch We’ll let you know as soon as we have any updates. It appears that this delay is weather related, with the winds in West Texas slightly higher than desired. This is nothing unusual for a launch like this, as a variety of factors all need to line up before it can take place. It’s currently stuck at T-45 mins, meaning the four crew members will have to wait in the car with Jeff Bezos until it gets going again. The Blue Origin launch countdown has been put on hold. Wednesday 13 October 2021 14:25, Anthony Cuthbertson The job is done by Jeff Bezos himself, with the Blue Origin boss saying a few words to the crew before closing it up.Īlmost immediately, the launch countdown is once again put on hold - maybe to catch up on the time that they’re behind. Wednesday 13 October 2021 15:18, Anthony Cuthbertsonįinally, 13 minutes behind schedule, the hatch of the New Shepard rocket capsule is closed.

Blue Origin launch: New Shepard NS-18 hatch closed At 90 years of age, William Shatner should soon break that record. They include words of encouragement and a plea to “savour” every second of the 11 minutes they will spend heading to and from space.Ĩ2-year-old Wally Funk, who currently holds the record for being the oldest person to travel to space, described it as the “greatest moment” of her life.

While the launch remains on hold, Blue Origin is taking the opportunity to convey messages from the only other people who have made this journey aboard a New Shepard rocket: the NS-16 crew. Wednesday 13 October 2021 15:28, Anthony Cuthbertson While everyone else was floating around and playing with their zero-G indicators, William Shatner remained by the window looking out at the blackness of space and the curvature of the Earth.īlue Origin crew receive messages from predecessors William Shatner speaks of ‘life-changing' Blue Origin launchīlue Origin launch overshadowed by safety concernsīlue Origin shares footage from inside capsuleīlue Origin has shared footage from inside the New Shepard capsule while it was at its apogee and the crew members were experiencing micro gravity. How much carbon do Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin rockets release into space? Key points What time is the Blue Origin launch today? You can read how the launch played out in our live blog below, as well as watch a video of the event at the top of this page.īlue Origin launch time delay extends wait for ‘terrified’ William Shatner It comes less than three months after Jeff Bezos made the same 11-minute trip aboard the first ever crewed New Shepard rocket. Shatner is joined on the flight by Blue Origin Vice President Audrey Powers, former Nasa engineer Chris Boshuizen and Medidata CEO Glen de Vries. The New Shepard NS-18 flight was originally scheduled for Tuesday but was delayed due to windy weather at the Texas launch site.

The trip lasted about 10 minutes, when the capsule fell back to Earth with a parachute.

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