Blue Origin has been somewhat secretive about the progress of its spaceflight vehicles and rockets; the company typically doesn't announce
test flights until they are already completed.
The partners will carry out further
test flights until 4 April, after which an initial evaluation will take place.
Not exact matches
Until now, pyroshock
tests to ensure aerospace parts were ready for the rigors of
flight had used explosives encased in lead to provide the impacts to parts needed for such experiments, mechanical engineer Mark Pilcher said.
The researchers released each bat in a
flight cage and doled out flowers one by one to the bats, working
until 3 or 4 a.m. First, they'd place a male flower in a
test tube vase on a table.
From the early years of
flight until the late 1930s, air racing was the single most important
testing ground for engineering advancements.
NASA plans to certify the company's vehicles only after they've done an uncrewed
test flight and a crewed
test flight, meaning the first astronauts likely won't fly
until late next year at the earliest.