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FutureMartian97 t1_jaot95g wrote

Reply to comment by Alan_Smithee_ in After flying four astronauts into orbit, SpaceX makes its 101st straight landing — ‘I just feel so lucky that I get to fly on this amazing machine.’ by marketrent

The booster and capsule separate. Booster landing doesn't affect the crew capsule.

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Alan_Smithee_ t1_jaoukud wrote

You’re talking about New Shepherd, correct?

I thought the suborbital joy flight was a single stage.

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FutureMartian97 t1_jaovqma wrote

> You’re talking about New Shepherd, correct?

Yes. The capsule separates right after MECO. If you watch the streams you can see that the booster lands first followed by the capsule a few minutes later under parachute.

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