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hello everyone a big welcome from Blue Origin we're getting ready for new Shepards ninth mission to space the clock is at t minus 16 minutes and 40 seconds to go until liftoff this is not actually the first time that we've done an escape test on new Shepard October of 2012 we did a pad escape test or we simulated a failure on the pad then fired the escape motor that's 70,000 pounds of thrust it's a solid rocket motor it fires and then as soon as it has completely burned out there then we release the drugs and then the mains completely successful test back in October of 2012 we followed this up in October of 2016 where we tested the solid rocket motor the escape motor in-flight at max Q when it was the which is basically the most stressful aerodynamic point in the flight for the rocket again perfect test the capsule came back down softly under the parachutes additionally we actually recovered the booster we weren't expecting it because that's not exactly what it's designed for but we brought back the booster and now she is sitting pretty in retirement in Florida at Cape Canaveral in our rocket Factory now a big difference between those tests and today we're gonna have manikin Skywalker on board today there he is he's going up for his third flight to space he will be collecting some very important astronaut data for us that we're gonna be crunching there we go it's all chilled out relaxed in his reclined seat there little does he know we've got a pretty intense day in store for him all right thanks everybody for joining us live for new Shepards ninth mission to space this is actually gonna be the third time that this rocket and capsule have flown to space but it's the ninth mission in the whole entire test program see - one minute and 40 seconds to go the gantry is retracting there go the fin checks there goes the engine gimble check you can feel the excitement down here in Texas at this point let's turn it over to Mission Control okay I'm ready for an exciting ride manikin Skywalker - ten nine eight seven six five four command engine start - go baby go a beautiful liftoff of our new Shepherd rocket here from West Texas listen to that beat III engine whore you can follow along as she gains speed up to space in your top right corner of your screen bottom left follow along it with the altimeter you may have seen we started about 3,600 3,700 feet that's our altitude down here at our West Texas launch site 90,000 feet and climbing thank you again for joining us for this live test of our new Shepherd rocket we are within seconds of this exciting escape test we'll be firing the escape motor in the crew capsule about 20 seconds after separation of the capsule from the booster there goes the escape motor the crew capsule has blasted away from the booster as planned let's see how the reaction control system on the base of the capsule reacts we want to stabilize the capsule prior to it reentering the atmosphere for a nice smooth landing back here home alright the next step here the drag brakes are going to deploy you'll see the speed of the booster reduced dramatically and that is before the engine restarts for nice soft landing and relight and touchdown welcome back that is the third trip to space and back for that rocket just another day at the office all right and there is the crew capsule the drogues have come out excellent sign there go the mains slightly reefed and they will go to full inflation gorgeous and look how stable the capsule is after such an extreme event up there in space mannequin is ready to come home he probably peaked at about 10 G's or so but you know what that is well within what humans can can take especially for such a short spirit of time and in those reclined seats it's just important that we bring the astronauts home safely 500 feet and touchdown absolutely beautiful welcome home new Shepard what a test today Wow