They are NOT astronauts… They are Space Tourists!!

@Columbus1152

29 күн бұрын

It's like going on a cruise and calling you one of the crew.

@gruncletim

29 күн бұрын

I agree, they are tourists.

@Ingens_Scherz

28 күн бұрын

Absolutely right. An astronaut (and cosmonaut for that matter) has a mission, a key role, and trains like no other to fulfill that mission and role. To call these tourists "astronauts" is an insult to astronauts quite frankly. This thing is a farce. Perhaps in the world we live in today, Bezos can claim the this thing identifies as a space rocket, and its passengers identify as astronauts. It's their "lived truth". Lunacy.

Happy for Ed Dwight. "And the view, even if I couldn't see it I could see it". Priceless.

@starguy2718

28 күн бұрын

Two guys that Chuck Yeager didn't think had the "right stuff": * Ed Dwight, gave up being an astronaut * Bill Anders, went to the Moon, anyway

I know they're glossing over it, but that landing was HARD. Who knows how close we just came to witnessing a total disaster.

@jimcabezola3051

28 күн бұрын

The Russian and Chinese crewed space capsules land in a similar fashion. Those countries... combined..have hundreds of successful recoveries of human crews under their belts.

@eddycurrant1380

28 күн бұрын

Looked very serious to me

@zarl5238

28 күн бұрын

yea some air bags would be nice

@jimcabezola3051

28 күн бұрын

I wonder if they ever simulated this during development of this vehicle. It does appear this vessel works with two parachutes. Perhaps they'd also tested an uncrewed machine using one one parachute, but I've no idea. The landing must not have been all THAT arduous, given the fact a 93-year-old man walked out of the capsule smiling...

@mahbriggs

28 күн бұрын

Good point! They were relying on the backups and redundancy! Not good!

Another carnival ride!

@griegBrew

28 күн бұрын

That you werent a part of 😂

@mahbriggs

28 күн бұрын

@griegBrew Just stating what it is. Nothing against carnival rides, just acknowledging what this is!

Good luck Zach!!!!

Well done Blue Origin-about time we had senior citizens in space :)

@lf9000

28 күн бұрын

Wally Funk and William Shatner both went up a couple of years ago so its been happening for a little while.

@zarl5238

28 күн бұрын

@@lf9000 that's right forgot about that even though one was a movie star, and the other was an aviator. These senior citizens on BO are low profile ones-closer to us normies :)

@aaronscottmatthews7883

28 күн бұрын

John Glenn went in orbit in '98 at 77

@zarl5238

28 күн бұрын

@aaronscottmatthews7883 I know- he was an astronaut who was in space before. We need more senior first timer civilians.

I would think long and hard about even spending $500 On this fun fair ride

@eddycurrant1380

28 күн бұрын

Especially now I have watched to the end and witnessed a shute fail, they would need to pay me now, and a lot

@christian1127

28 күн бұрын

lol

Good job NS team.

Nice ride! We are already sitting on pad clear prompt for our weekly launch coming this week at Vandy.

Ooof!! I felt that thump of a touchdown!

Elon Musk: "Meh".

ASTRO NOTS'

Baby steps but steps forward. Congrats to all!

At least it got off the ground. Paying attention, Boeing?

Yes to Dragon

I just realized they were launching this morning, so I found the BO live broadcast and was looking forward to watching a Sunday morning launch. As I was watching, the story of this accomplishment felt flat. Maybe we're getting spoiled by SpaceX, and even Boeing attempting to get Starliner off the ground and NASA, they show the people involved and we get to see their enthusiasm and commitment to their respective programs. Where were the people? I don't get the feeling of sharing the moment by doing documentary style b-roll.

Go for launch

3 Holds 😎👍

Arvada Colorado

They didn't really make it to outer space though...just right before it. When are they going to actually go to outer space...I'm curious.

MPH, ft ?

No it is too short of a ride!

J a y h o, g o o d d a y 🙏❤

Seand Me Two Please My Father Would Have To Go TOO

1:23:23 final countdown

how come they didnt show them inside floating while they was up there i thought they normally do that? no view from the inside?

@Garlander

28 күн бұрын

Not live but it is recorded.

Free Tick et ...... YES!!!

Why Feet! Why not put KM which the whole world can understand!

@Policebeuponhim247

29 күн бұрын

When you launch your rocket, you can do it in whatever measurement you want.As long as it's the united states will stick with the better measurement system

@et9120

29 күн бұрын

So that people like you remember who is on top 🇺🇲🦅

@GilbertoFerreira

29 күн бұрын

@@et9120 God

I watched launch and up to apogee. But, didn’t know they were coming right back. Booster landing was a dream. Capsule landing successful, but it appeared damn hard. I’m wondering if all astronauts lost a few inches of height. Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉 🚀

@eddycurrant1380

28 күн бұрын

You didn't expect the capsule to come right back, you kidding me

@Garlander

28 күн бұрын

It's always looks like that and everyone says its a hard landing, the air plumes 2 feet before touchdown so it's kicks a lot of dust. But they felt little to nothing.

@eddycurrant1380

28 күн бұрын

@@Garlander actually the chute fail meant they felt a far bigger deceleration than was intended and than is sensible for civilians, astronauts they are not

@Garlander

28 күн бұрын

@@eddycurrant1380 The capsule is literally designed for only 2 chutes, Third one doesnt matter makes the descent speed a 5 mph difference. The retro-thrusters and landing pads on the bottom of the capsule, along with the scissors-style shock absorption seats take all the shock away from the abrupt landing. They literally felt nothing. And I never called them astronauts.

@eddycurrant1380

27 күн бұрын

@@Garlander ok I stand corrected, no big deal on the chute then

OK, so that was like a joke

compete bull dust

Yeah Naw, no way I would not sit my ass in that death trap, crew is 5 inch shorter then they were before lift off!! Nope not me!!!

Space?

@sebastiannolte1201

28 күн бұрын

If we use the Karman line as the beginning of space, then yes, they were in space.

One Indian is also in that crew...🔥💯💫

It always looks like that, every single time. There's an air thrust like 2 feet before touchdown. And on top of that there is a landing pad on the bottom of the capsule, and the passengers on are scissor shock absorption chairs, with all that they felt little to nothing. Do a tiny bit of research bud.

@wingmanjim6

28 күн бұрын

Be that as it may, it is still archaic, minimalist technology. I mean, you can't even get reliable opening of a parachute ? Even NASA and Boeing do better than that ! ;) I watch this and in the back of my mind I think of the Titan submersible. I certainly don't wish Blue Origin bad luck, but you have be honest in assessing their their current abilities. They've got a lot of catching up to do and I do wish them sincere good luck in making progress, but that doesn't justify overestimating the acomplshments evidenced in this flight.

@Garlander

28 күн бұрын

​@@wingmanjim6I mean this is NS 25 launch and the first time a chute failed to deploy but OK, Dragon capsule had the same exact thing happen. Chutes aren't 100% every time. But I'm sure BO will investigate and look for improvements. They literally tested a 2 chute landing twice.

They are not astronauts.

Stunt, not even close to space travel.

A successful people space payload from another responsible company.

What a joke. This is all the former richest man in the world can come up with? Shepherd & Grissom did this 60 yrs ago. Lol She calls these people "astronauts." I guess every time I take a plane trip, I'm a pilot. Haha

A bunch of Uber wealthy "special people" having the type of fun most "Cake Eaters" never will. Yawwwwwwwwwnnnn !!!.

This show presentation and talking heads are amateurs. They need to watch SpaceX launch presentations to get an idea of how to run a launch show. Pretty boring and pathetic show that a teenager could better conduct from a home computer. Waste of time for this one.

This is honestly embarrassing compared to spacex lmao

always you have a fail , previous flight the booster crashed. now one parachute down ... and you talk like u know what you are dong . NOT!

Pointless and worthless in almost every way. This is not a meaningful contribution to HSF progress in any way, shape or form. Pathetic.

@WolfHeathen

28 күн бұрын

This is all Bezos is good for. He pulls out a PR stunt maybe once every few years in the hopes that people will think Blue Origin is still in the new space race. The fact that what we saw in this video is what he actually sued SpaceX over for a government moon landing contract makes him absolutely delusional.

Another bozo carnival ride. How pathetic. I am sure that Elon is now in absolute awe of bezos.

Kind of like a Biden rally.

I watched this live and everyone in the comments was saying what I was thinking… it looked like it crashed. Almost on its side a very hard dust cloud crash landing. With commentators saying the failed deploy of a chute was fine it was just a back up. Then they switch from the hazy long range cam to some very grim faces in the control room. Then switch cams again to the “drone” cam and we see a perfect clear image of the capsule close up and it looks brand new and clean and perfect and upright and people inside the windows. I think I left my Flying Saucer 🛸 at Studio 54 🪩

@Garlander

28 күн бұрын

Bros delusional 😂 like a flat earther. Lol bot

@Garlander

28 күн бұрын

Lol so dumb