# Blue Origin launching people into space in July **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 5, 2021, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-origin-launching-people-into-space-in-july/941485 "2021-05-05T21:51:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Limmin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f04885/32.png) [@Limmin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Limmin)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2022, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-origin-launching-people-into-space-in-july/941485/61 "2022-10-14T17:08:54Z")
Yeah…I feel the media in some cases have misinterpreted Shatner’s reaction, although this in-depth CNN article does a good job of getting it right. Recently, I saw an article that (correctly IMO) said he had experienced the “[overview effect](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overview_effect),” which for many is a positive although often overwhelming feeling, for him it was a sense of grief. No doubt (as mentioned in the CNN article) influenced by his worries about the environmental problems on Earth. To me, it’s interesting that this happened to him, because (1) Shatner’s spent a lot of his life portraying a bold space explorer, and (2) his perception changed so much during his very brief foray into actual space. Although he said he felt grief, he also said he “[hopes he never recovers](https://www.reddit.com/r/BlueOrigin/comments/q7do5d/shatner_i_hope_i_never_recover_from_this/)” from this. Which seems in contrast to media stories saying he “[had a terrible time](https://www.yahoo.com/video/william-shatner-revealed-going-space-004109318.html)” in space. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2024, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-origin-launching-people-into-space-in-july/941485/62 "2024-05-19T22:34:41Z")
Godspeed, Ed Dwight! He was not accepted into the astronaut program in the early 1960s, although I have a feeling his race was not the reason why, and he has also broken William Shatner’s record for oldest person in space. > **[At age 90, America's first Black astronaut candidate has finally made it to...](https://www.npr.org/2024/05/19/1252354052/blue-origin-rocket-ed-dwight-astronaut?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_term=nprnews&utm_campaign=npr&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3rBHH2nTmvGFXtlPSpxgd43jmzka8ZB7CyDDuMKg_Zk5JN9J_hBpgO_Iw_aem_AWVuBFV8IXkEhbLHk33lOSWkDWj8oS6rV7SOdZK_Kn2BbU8uJ9-f5rnt59aTDfuNqQxiyxUiSMTKkOdv7la_AeWG)** > > Ed Dwight, a former Air Force test pilot who was passed over to become an astronaut in the 1960s, described his flight aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard as "life changing." ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-origin-launching-people-into-space-in-july/941485/63 "2024-05-21T01:51:28Z")
The parachute situation isn’t so hot: > **[Blue Origin resumes human flights to suborbital space, but it wasn’t perfect](https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/05/blue-origin-resumes-human-flights-to-suborbital-space-but-it-wasnt-perfect/)** > > Blue Origin's space capsule safely landed despite a problem with one of its parachutes. Just two out of three parachutes fully inflated: [![](https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/blueorigin-chute.jpg) ](https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/blueorigin-chute.jpg) It still had a safe landing, but ideally you don’t actually _spend_ the margin built into the system. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-origin-launching-people-into-space-in-july/941485/64 "2024-05-21T04:11:54Z")
And that’s why they use three of them. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-origin-launching-people-into-space-in-july/941485.md?page=3)