Blue Origin had 15 successful unmanned test flights of the New Shepard program before launching Jeff and the other astronauts.
That's a very extensive test launch regime to conduct of a rocket.
Of course Blue Origin is very closed off (especially compared to SpaceX), so it's harder to gauge how much internal weight they put on safety.
Blue Origin had 15 successful unmanned test flights of the New Shepard program before launching Jeff and the other astronauts.
That's a very extensive test launch regime to conduct of a rocket.
Of course Blue Origin is very closed off (especially compared to SpaceX), so it's harder to gauge how much internal weight they put on safety.