Blastoff! Blue Origin launches NS-33 crew to suborbital space, nails landings

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A  New Shepard rocket launched the NS-33 mission from Blue Origin's West Texas site on June 29, 2025.  Click This link for More information  https://otieu.com/4/9412360

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00:0010, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, Commands move, start, 2, 1, 0

00:10Mission

00:30And New Shepard has cleared the tower, beautiful shot

00:36Starting roll program

00:37NS33, we are on our way

00:4130 seconds

00:42Now you can note on the left hand side of your screen if you want to follow along you can

00:47You can note the speed, the altitude, and all of the major milestones coming up here in just a moment

00:53At this point BE3 is at 100% power level, we are gaining speed and altitude very quickly

01:09Now despite the cloud cover we are tracking New Shepard

01:13Great shot from the rocket looking back down at West Texas

01:18Mach 1 vehicle is supersonic

01:23We've just passed 30,000 feet and we are supersonic

01:28Engine back up to full throttle

01:32We just passed Max Q, you heard it there

01:35Engine is back up to full throttle, we are on our way to space

01:40Yeah, the astronauts here are experiencing about 3 G's

01:44Passing 50,000 feet

01:47We are just over a minute and a half into flight

01:55Beautiful shot

02:11So you're going to notice we're going to stay on this picture

02:13This is again the camera that is on New Shepard

02:15And that is because our cameras on the ground

02:17Can't quite pierce all the way through the cloud cover

02:19That we're experiencing out in West Texas

02:21But again you can follow along with New Shepard's journey

02:24If you take a look at our telemetry

02:26Which is on the left hand side of your screen

02:36We're about to experience and see

02:38Miko, oh I just heard

02:40Miko confirmed

02:41Main engine caught on the ground

02:43Separation off has been confirmed

02:53Separation confirmed

02:56Separation is confirmed

02:58That is amazing

02:59Now you can see on your left hand side

03:01We've got two bar charts now

03:03We've got the left hand side

03:04Which is tracking the booster

03:06And the right hand side is now tracking the capsule

03:10That's right

03:11Our astronauts are experiencing about zero G's here

03:14Not about, they are experiencing zero G's

03:16A moment they have been waiting for

03:18For quite a long time

03:20Exacerbated by about a week

03:22But they are finally headed across that Carmen line

03:25They are

03:26And as you'll know

03:27The booster does have a rotation to it

03:30We intentionally spin the booster and the capsule during flight

03:34So the astronauts can get a 360 view

03:37They get to go around a couple times

03:40It's slow and steady

03:41But they get the full view of everything out their window

03:44That's so great

03:46And these windows by the way

03:47Bigger than a 737

03:49Much bigger

03:51Yeah

03:52By like a lot

03:53And we have officially passed the Carmen line

03:57We're still ascending the booster and the capsule

04:01And they reach Apogee at about the exact same time

04:04That is correct

04:05Yep

04:06Yes they do

04:07We'll see that here in just a moment

04:19Capsule Apogee

04:20And there it is Apogee

04:21For both the booster and the capsule

04:24And the capsule

04:25They are now both returning to Earth

04:27And what will happen is the booster is going to return first

04:32About 2 miles from where we launched on the launch pad

04:35And it's going to return faster because it's so much more aerodynamic

04:38That's right

04:39Yep

04:40The capsule will re-enter a little bit slower

04:424 minutes 30 seconds into flight

04:43But that is perfect timing to watch both the booster and the capsule land

04:47Yeah we're just over 4 minutes and 30 seconds into flight

04:51Again this is our camera from our booster looking back down on west Texas

04:56Booster descending past 325,000 feet

04:58Yep

04:59The booster has descended past 325,000 feet

05:03Our best camera at this moment in time because of that cloud cover out west

05:07Capsule body rates looking good

05:12The astronauts still enjoying that zero-g

05:19They're getting their views out the window

05:21Taking photos

05:23Posing

05:24Maybe doing some zero-g flips

05:26Who knows

05:27I certainly would

05:28I also have to say this view to me is very calming

05:30Astronauts getting buckled back in shortly

05:35Yeah but a great shot there from our booster

05:52I just got word in my ear that we don't have any audio of our astronauts at this moment in time

05:56But we have heard they're having a great time up there as I certainly would be

06:01Confirmed

06:02Booster forge and deploy

06:03No kidding

06:09The booster descending past 150,000 feet

06:13The booster just opening some of its control surfaces to help it navigate back down

06:22Those all work in tandem

06:26Yeah, the ring fins, the wedge fins, the aftons at the base

06:29Astronauts experiencing maximum ascent Gs

06:34Those Gs the astronauts are feeling are pushing them into their seat as they hit that thick atmosphere coming back into Earth

06:41They feel about 5 Gs for just a moment and then it settles back to 1 G very quickly

06:47So they should be cool and comfortable right about now

06:50Yeah

06:51About to go back into the cloud line for our booster

06:57I'm loving this shot from the booster

07:00There we go

07:02Now you can see the desert and the landing pad

07:05Yeah, that's a great shot of it

07:09Here we go, our long reach cameras abled

07:12And there's the sonic boom to capture the booster on its descent

07:17Engine relight

07:19Engine relight

07:20Engine relight

07:24Engine booster

07:32Landing relight

07:36Booster descent nominal

07:37And touchdown

07:42We have a beautiful touchdown of the New Shepard booster

07:46Welcome home NS33 booster

07:48It's great to see you there on the landing pad

07:50That is right

07:52And thank you for providing, by the way, such a great shot of the entire flight

07:56It is great

07:58It almost looks like it's dead on center too

08:01Yeah, hit the target

08:03Now we will stand by to take a look at the capsule here in just a minute

08:07But as we wait, the booster is going through its auto-safing process

08:14Which happens immediately upon landing

08:15Now that is to get the booster ready for our ground crew to come and pick her up in a little bit and take her back home

08:24Standby droves

08:25And we see the capsule has come through the clouds in a moment

08:30Oh my goodness, what a shot

08:32A great shot, yeah

08:33We should be seeing the droves here shortly

08:35There they are

08:37And the parachutes just after that

08:40Now the capsule is descending, of course, lower than the booster because of its shape

08:45That, like, teardrop shape

08:47And there go the parachutes

08:49Essential in providing that gentle touchdown for the capsule

08:53And it also has a retro thrust system at the base of the capsule

08:57Something you'll want to watch out for

08:59Which will make that final touchdown even smoother

09:04Beautiful, beautiful reefed parachutes here

09:06What a gorgeous sight to see

09:10Blue skies all of a sudden

09:12Incredible, the weather changes so drastically in Texas

09:15Amazing, amazing shot here of the capsule as it descends smoothly back down to Earth

09:21You know, Alice, we have a saying in Texas, if you don't like the weather, just wait an hour

09:25And in this moment, our astronauts are soaking up those final moments with their crew before they're back here on Earth

09:36And right now that capsule is slowing down to just a couple of miles per hour

09:45TDS enabled

09:47Yeah, those parachutes take all the energy out

09:49We're at 17 miles an hour

09:51And then we'll go down to one, two with the retro thrust system

09:55Look at that, beautiful landing site for the capsule

09:59Oh, yeah

10:01Looks like it's going to be close to one of the roads

10:03Which is nice, easy to get out there

10:06There's a great shot, actually, of our crew recovery system

10:09Yeah, they're on their way

10:11They're looking at the parachutes

10:13That's cool, you can see that from inside

10:15What a cool shot of the booster and the capsule in one shot

10:19That really just shows you how, you know, New Shepard is so reusable

10:25And, you know, just an incredible vehicle

10:27And touchdown!

10:29Touchdown!

10:31Touchdown confirmed

10:33Welcome home New Shepard 33, Solstice 33

10:36What an incredible flight today

10:37Yes, that is so great to see

10:41We should be getting a great drone shot there

10:44There it is on the edge of the screen

10:46We can hear a little bit of our astronauts

10:49I'm going to listen in for a second

10:50Wait a second

10:51Wait a second

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