{"id":303254,"date":"2024-07-03T18:02:41","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T12:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=303254"},"modified":"2024-07-03T18:02:41","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T12:32:41","slug":"new-shepard-spacecraft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/new-shepard-spacecraft\/","title":{"rendered":"New Shepard Spacecraft"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source-This post on New Shepard Spacecraft has been created based on the article \u201cMeet New Shepard: Blue Origin’s spacecraft set to take Indians to space\u201d<\/a> published in \u201cIndia Today\u201d on 1 July 2024.<\/p>\n

Why in the news?<\/h2>\n

Jeff Bezos-led Blue Origin has partnered with the Space Exploration and Research Agency (SERA) to provide common Indian citizens with the opportunity to travel into space aboard the New Shepard spacecraft.<\/p>\n

About New Shepard Spacecraft<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. The New Shepard is a suborbital space travel vehicle designed for both scientific research and space tourism. It is named after Alan Shepard who was the first American in space.<\/p>\n

2. It features a fully reusable rocket system intended for human spaceflight, consisting of a reusable booster and a pressurized crew capsule that can accommodate six passengers.<\/p>\n

3. Each passenger is provided with a window seat to enjoy breathtaking views of Earth through the largest windows ever flown in space.<\/p>\n

4. The spacecraft’s 11-minute journey takes passengers beyond the Karman line, where they experience several minutes of weightlessness before making a controlled descent back to Earth aided by parachutes.<\/p>\n

About the Karman Line<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. The Karman line is an imaginary boundary located at 100 km (62 miles) above sea level, demarcating the Earth’s atmosphere from space.<\/p>\n

2. It was established in the 1960s by the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration A\u00e9ronautique Internationale (FAI) and named after aerospace pioneer Theodore von K\u00e1rm\u00e1n.<\/p>\n

3. This line is recognized by most countries and space organizations as the official boundary between Earth’s sky and space.<\/p>\n

4. However, some organizations, including the Federal Aviation Administration, NASA, and the U.S. military, place the boundary at 80 km (50 miles) above the Earth’s surface.<\/p>\n

5. At altitudes above the Karman line, the air is too thin for a propulsion system that relies on lift generated by Earth’s atmosphere, necessitating alternative propulsion methods for spacecraft.<\/p>\n

UPSC Syllabus: Science and technology<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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