Why have SpaceX, Boeing & Blue Origin ditched abort towers? - Everyday Astronaut

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[–]roc[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Tl;dr: Blue Origin's New Shepard uses a solid pusher abort motor because it's cheap and doesn't block the view. SpaceX and Boeing use liquid pusher abort engines because they can also use them later in the mission.

[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Link?

[–]roc[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The video I linked.

[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Where?