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While most spacecraft resemble, in part, male genitalia, New Shepard s wide mushroom-like capsule - and the skinny girth of the booster underneath - are the driving source of recent innuendo.
Blue Origin declined Insider s request for comment.
The capsule shape helps reduce drag on the rocket and keep passengers safe
Blue Origin s New Shepard capsule parachuting back to Earth.
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According to Llanos, Blue Origin engineers tested more than 100 configurations for the capsule shape before settling on one that starts wide at the base and tapers - a bit like a muffin top.
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Given that the capsule is the first thing to cut through the air as New Shepard ascends skyward (scientists call this forward-most part the nose cone), it s rounded to reduce drag, Llanos said.
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