The vehicle will launch vertically from the ground , on a sub-orbital trajectory .
The vehicle will return to Earth via parachutes and make a water landing , similar to the splashdowns of the Mercury , Gemini and Apollo spacecraft .
The vehicle will launch vertically from the ground , on a sub-orbital trajectory , and will return to Earth via parachutes and make a water landing , similar to the splashdowns of the Mercury , Gemini and Apollo spacecraft .