00:0010, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, command to start, 2, 1, 0
00:29And New Shepard has cleared the tower, beautiful shot
00:37NS-33, we are on our way
00:41Now 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
00:56At this point, BE-3 is at 100% power level
00:59We 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
01:20Mach 1 vehicle is supersonic
01:22We just passed 30,000 feet and we are supersonic
01:28Engine back up to full throttle
01:31We just passed Max-Q, you heard it there
01:34Engine is back up to full throttle, we are on our way to space
01:39Yeah, the astronauts here are experiencing about 3 Gs
01:45Passing 50,000 feet
01:47We are just over a minute and a half into flight
01:55Beautiful shot
02:10So you are going to notice, we are 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 that we are 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 are about to experience and see
02:38Miko, oh I just heard
02:41Miko confirmed
02:41Main engine cut off has been confirmed
02:52Separation confirmed
02:55Separation confirmed
02:56Separation is confirmed
02:57That is amazing
02:59Now you can see on your left hand side
03:01We have got two bar charts now
03:03We have 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, our 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
03:25And as you'll know, the 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
03:38They 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
03:45That's so great
03:46And these windows by the way
03:47Bigger than a 737
03:50Much bigger
03:51Yeah, by like a lot
03:55And we have officially passed the Carmen line
03:58We're still ascending the booster and the capsule
04:02And they reach Apogee at about the exact same time
04:04That is correct, yep
04:05Yes, they do
04:07We'll see that here in just a moment
04:19And there it is, Apogee
04:21For both the booster and the capsule
04:24They are now both returning to Earth
04:28And what will happen is the booster is going to return first
04:32About two 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, yep
04:39The capsule will re-enter a little bit slower
04:42Four 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 four 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, the booster has descended past 325,000 feet
05:03Our best camera at this moment in time because of that cloud cover out west
05:11Capsule body rates looking good
05:16The astronauts still enjoying that zero-g
05:18They are 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
05:27I also have to say this view to me is very calming
05:32The astronauts getting buckled back in shortly
05:44Yeah, but a great shot there from our booster
05:51I just got word in my ear that we don't have any audio of our astronauts at this moment in
05:56time
05:56But we have heard they are having a great time up there as I certainly would be
06:01Booster forage 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
06:21Those all work in tandem
06:25Yeah, the ring fin, the wedge fins, the aft fins at the base
06:29Astronauts experiencing maximum of centuries
06:33Those g's the astronauts are feeling are pushing them into their seat as they hit that thick atmosphere coming back
06:40into earth
06:40They feel about five g's for just a moment and then it settles back to one 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
07:04Yeah, that's a great shot of it
07:09Here we go
07:10There's our long range cameras able
07:12And there's the sonic boom
07:13To capture the booster on its descent
07:18Engine relight
07:34Engine relight
07:36Booster descent
07:37Booster descent nominal
07:40And touchdown
07:41We have a beautiful touchdown of the New Shepard booster
07:45Welcome home NS33 booster
07:47Welcome home New Shepard booster
07:48It's great to see you there on the landing pad
07:50That is right
07:51And thank you for providing, by the way, such a great shot of the entire flight
07:57It is great and it almost looks like it's dead on center, too
08:00Yeah
08:01Hit the target
08:02Now we will stand by to take a look at the capsule here in just a minute
08:06But as we wait, the booster is going through its auto-safing process
08:13Which 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
08:22little bit
08:22And take her back home
08:23Standby drills
08:24And as we see, the capsule has come through the clouds in a moment
08:29Oh, my goodness
08:30What a shot
08:31A great shot
08:32Yeah, we should be seeing the drogues here shortly
08:34There they are
08:35And the parachutes just after that
08:40Now the capsule is descending, of course, lower than the booster because of its shape
08:44That, like, teardrop shape
08:46And there go the parachutes
08:48Essential in providing that gentle touchdown for the capsule
08:52And it also has a retro thrust system at the base of the capsule
08:56Something you'll want to watch out for
08:58Which will make that final touchdown even smoother
09:03Beautiful, beautiful reefed parachutes here
09:06What a gorgeous sight to see
09:09Blue skies all of a sudden
09:11I know
09:11The weather changes so drastically in Texas
09:14Amazing, amazing shot here of the capsule as it descends smoothly back down to Earth
09:20You know, Alice, we have a saying in Texas
09:21If you don't like the weather, just wait an hour
09:28And in this moment, our astronauts are soaking up those final moments with their crew before they're back here on
09:35Earth
09:38And right now, that capsule is slowing down to just a couple of miles per hour
09:44TDS enabled
09:45Yeah, those parachutes take all the energy out
09:48We're at 17 miles an hour
09:50And then we'll go down to 1, 2 with the retro thrust system
09:55Look at that
09:56Beautiful landing site for the capsule
09:58Oh, yeah
10:00Looks like it's going to be close to one of the roads
10:02Which is nice
10:04Easy to get out there
10:05There's a great shot actually of our crew recovery system
10:08Yeah, they're on their way
10:10They're looking at the parachutes
10:13That's cool you can see that from inside
10:14What 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
10:24And, you know, just an incredible vehicle
10:27And touchdown
10:28Touchdown
10:29Touchdown
10:30Confirmed
10:31Congratulations
10:31Welcome home New Shepard 33
10:33Solstice 33
10:35What an incredible flight today
10:37Yes, that is so great to see
10:41We should be getting a great drone shot there
10:43There it is on the edge of the screen
10:46We can hear a little bit of our astronauts
10:48I'm going to listen in for a second
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