Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

Alan_Smithee_ t1_jaoukud wrote

Reply to comment by FutureMartian97 in After flying four astronauts into orbit, SpaceX makes its 101st straight landing — ‘I just feel so lucky that I get to fly on this amazing machine.’ by marketrent

You’re talking about New Shepherd, correct?

I thought the suborbital joy flight was a single stage.

1

FutureMartian97 t1_jaovqma wrote

> You’re talking about New Shepherd, correct?

Yes. The capsule separates right after MECO. If you watch the streams you can see that the booster lands first followed by the capsule a few minutes later under parachute.

8