{"id":3302,"date":"2016-01-06T08:09:43","date_gmt":"2016-01-06T13:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/?p=3302"},"modified":"2016-01-05T08:10:08","modified_gmt":"2016-01-05T13:10:08","slug":"blue-origin-successfully-creates-reusable-rocket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/?p=3302","title":{"rendered":"Blue Origin Successfully Creates Reusable Rocket"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arnav Srivastava ’19
\nEE\u00a0<\/em> Staff Writer<\/p>\n

\"rocket\"<\/a>In the past, rockets built to go to outer space could only be used once. This had made space missions very expensive, as each time we needed to go to space, a new rocket had to be built, with the total cost to construct the vehicle being very expensive.<\/p>\n

Recently, however, space company Blue Origin had successfully produced and tested a reusable rocket. The rocket New Shepard had taken off in Western Texas and had successfully taken off, travelled 329,839 feet into outer space, and then returned back to Earth and landed upright. The trip ran smoothly as planned and was a success. Named after Alan Shepard, the first person to go into outer space, this rocket is quite different from competition.<\/span><\/p>\n

As Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon and founder of Blue Origin, put it “full reuse is a game changer, and we can’t wait to fuel up and fly again.” The creation of a rocket that can make multiple trips to outer space is a huge step towards space travel. The old once-and-done production of rockets has improved, and millions no longer need to be spent in a single outer space flight. Now, it is much cheaper and convenient to travel past the Earth\u2019s atmosphere. With the New Shepard, dreams of outer space tourism is very close to reality.<\/span><\/p>\n

Critics claim that the Blue Origin needs 100 times more energy to go farther into outer space and escapes the Earth\u2019s gravity. However, this space craft is the first of its kind, and is just the basis for development.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, the race to get to commercial space travel continues, as competitors try to make a more powerful and sophisticated rocket.<\/span><\/p>\n

Amazing feats as such just shows us just how quickly technology is escalating round the world. As Blue Origin as already made an impressive breakthrough, humans are much closer to cheap outer space travel. Not only does this give more people to physically experience sights out of our world, but also makes the opportunity to settle down and thrive in a place away from Earth much more realistic. It is easier to transport people back and forth throughout space with cheaper travel. With the option for humans to live in other locations in our solar system, people no longer have to worry about the population increasing beyond the Earth\u2019s capacity. Who knows what new achievements the world is in stock for next?<\/span><\/p>\n

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