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Blastoff! Blue Origin’s New Shepard Rocket launches NASA Mission

Published on Jan 23, 2019

A Blue Origin mission, called NS-10, carried seven different experiments for NASA to an apogee of about 350,000 ft (107 km) on Jan. 23, 2019.

 

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Touchdowns! New Shepard rocket and capsule land in West Texas

Published on Jan 23, 2019

The Blue Origin New Shepard rocket and capsule landed at the private spaceflight company's West Texas facility on Jan. 23, 2019. The mission, called NS-10, carried seven different experiments for NASA to an apogee of about 350,775 ft (107 km).

 

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Blue Origin NS-11 live webcast

Streamed live May 2, 2019

New Shepard had a great mission on May 2, 2019. This particular rocket has flown to space and back 5 times. The mission flew 38 payloads for a variety of schools, universities, government agencies and private companies.

 

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Blue Origin NS-12: New Shepard launch & landing, December 2019

Dec 11, 2019

The New Shepard reusable launch system was launched and landed at Blue Origin’s West Texas Launch Site, on 11 December 2019, at 17:53 UTC (11:53 CST). This was the 6th mission, launch and landing, for this New Shepard launch vehicle. Audio commentary by Ariane Cornell, Director of Astronaut & Orbital Sales, Blue Origin.
Credit: Blue Origin

 

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The New Shepard flight experience

Dec 11, 2019

Whether you are an astronaut flying with Blue Origin or sending a payload to space, your 11-minute flight on New Shepard will be the experience of a lifetime.

Blue Origin has been demonstrating the safety, reliability and robustness of the New Shepard vehicle through its flight program and is moving towards verifying the system for human spaceflight. An important part of preparing for our astronauts is rehearsing procedures for training and launch day, like entering the capsule on the tower, which is shown here.

 

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Blue Origin NS-13: New Shepard launch and landing, 13 October 2020

Oct 13, 2020

The New Shepard reusable launch system was launched and landed at Blue Origin’s West Texas Launch Site, on 13 October 2020, at 13:37 UTC (08:37 CDT). This was the 7th mission, launch and landing, for this New Shepard launch vehicle.

 

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New Shepard Mission NS-14 webcast

Jan 14, 2021

Blue Origin successfully completed its 14th mission to space and back for the New Shepard program on Thursday, January 14, 2021.

Mission NS-14 featured a crew capsule outfitted with astronaut experience upgrades for upcoming flights with passengers onboard.

This flight continued to prove the robustness and stability of the New Shepard system and the BE-3PM liquid hydrogen/liquid oxygen engine. Also onboard today were more than 50,000 postcards from Blue Origin’s nonprofit Club for the Future.

All mission crew supporting this launch exercised strict social distancing and safety measures to mitigate COVID-19 risks to personnel, customers, and surrounding communities.

 

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Blue Origin NS-14: New Shepard launch and landing, 14 January 2021

Jan 14, 2021

The New Shepard reusable launch system was launched from and landed at Blue Origin’s Launch Site One in West Texas, on 14 January 2021, at 17:18 UTC (11:18 CST). The crew capsule for the mission has been upgraded with several communication and safety features for the passengers and one of the six seats was occupied by Mannequin Skywalker. NS-14 is the first mission, launch and landing, for this New Shepard launch vehicle.
Credit: Blue Origin

 

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Blue Origin NS-15: New Shepard launch and landing, 14 April 2021

Apr 14, 2021

The New Shepard reusable launch system was launched from and landed at Blue Origin’s Launch Site One in West Texas, on 14 April 2021, at 16:50 UTC (11:50 CDT). During the mission, astronaut operational exercises were conducted in preparation for human space flight. One of the six seats of the crew capsule was occupied by Mannequin Skywalker. NS-15 is the second mission, launch and landing, for this New Shepard launch vehicle.

 

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Replay - New Shepard Mission NS-15 Webcast

Streamed live on Apr 14, 2021

Blue Origin successfully completed its 15th consecutive mission to space and back today and conducted a series of simulations to rehearse astronaut movements and operations for future flights with customers on board. This mission marked a verification step prior to flying astronauts.

For the first time, Blue Origin personnel standing in as astronauts entered the capsule prior to launch. These astronauts conducted a series of tests from within the capsule including a comms check with the Capsule Communicator (CAPCOM), procedures for entering and exiting the capsule, and pre-launch preparations within the capsule. Following the crew capsule landing, the astronauts rehearsed post-flight procedures, hatch opening, and exiting the capsule.

 

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Article "Blue Origin launches and lands New Shepard rocket in key prep flight for human passengers"

by Darrell Etherington
April 14, 2021

 

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Article "Bids to fly to space with Jeff Bezos just hit $4 million with only 2 days left until the live auction for a seat on Blue Origin's space flight"

by Kate Duffy
June 10, 2021

 

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Replay - New Shepard first human flight

Jul 20, 2021

On July 20, Blue Origin successfully completed New Shepard’s first human flight with four private citizens onboard.

 

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Replay - First human flight post-flight press conference

Jul 20, 2021

Replay of Blue Origin's post-flight press conference with New Shepard’s first astronaut crew.

Participants will included Jeff Bezos, Mark Bezos, Wally Funk, and Oliver Daemen. Ariane Cornell, Director of Astronaut Sales, emceed the press conference.

 

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Watch Jeff Bezos launch to space in 10 minutes (supercut)

Jul 20, 2021

Watch Blue Origin's historic first space flight from pre-launch to touch down.

 

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Replay - New Shepard mission NS-17 webcast

Streamed live Aug 26, 2021

On August 26, 2021, Blue Origin successfully completed its 17th New Shepard mission to space and back for the program, and the 8th consecutive flight for this particular vehicle. The flight featured commercial and NASA-supported payloads on board, including a reflight of the Deorbit, Descent, and Landing (DDL) Sensor Demonstration under a NASA Tipping Point partnership. The DDL demonstration, which flew for the second time mounted on the exterior of New Shepard’s booster, tested technology designed to achieve high-accuracy landing for future Moon missions. This aims to enable long-term lunar exploration.

 

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Blue Origin NS-17: New Shepard launch and landing, 26 August 2021

Aug 26, 2021

The New Shepard reusable launch system was launched from and landed at Blue Origin’s Launch Site One in West Texas, on 26 August 2021, at 14:31 UTC (09:31 CDT). During the mission, NASA’s lunar landing technology demonstration was tested for the second time on the exterior of the booster, 18 commercial payloads were inside the crew capsule (11 NASA-supported) and an art installation was present on the exterior of the capsule. NS-17 is the eight mission, launch and landing, for this New Shepard launch vehicle.

 

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Article "Blue Origin flies payloads on latest New Shepard flight"

by Jeff Foust
August 26, 2021

 

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Replay: New Shepard Mission NS-18 Webcast

October 13, 2021

Blue Origin successfully completed the second human spaceflight on board New Shepard on Wednesday, October 13, 2021. The flight included four private citizens, Dr. Chris Boshuizen, Glen de Vries, Audrey Powers, and William Shatner.

Now official astronauts, the crew was welcomed back from space with a celebration in the West Texas desert with family, friends, and the Blue Origin team.

"William Shatner rockets to space and back with Blue Origin"
"I hope I never recover from this," he says afterward.

by Eric Mack
October 13, 2021

 

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Blue Origin NS-18: New Shepard’s second human flight

Oct 13, 2021

The New Shepard reusable launch system was launched from and landed at Blue Origin’s Launch Site One in West Texas, on 13 October 2021, at 14:50 UTC (09:50 CDT). For the second time, the New Shepard capsule carried passengers to space: William Shatner, Glen de Vries, Audrey Powers and Dr. Chris Boshuizen. NS-18 is the fourth mission, launch and landing, for this New Shepard launch vehicle (NS4).