New Shepard, reusable launch vehicle, Blue Origin, LLC, Kent, Washington, USA

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New Shepard mission NS-19 webcast

Dec 11, 2021

Blue Origin successfully completed its third human spaceflight on Saturday, December 11, the first with six astronauts on board. The astronaut manifest included, Laura Shepard Churchley, Michael Strahan, Evan Dick, Dylan Taylor, Cameron Bess, and Lane Bess.

 

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Blue Origin NS-19: New Shepard’s first six-astronaut crew

Dec 11, 2021

The New Shepard reusable launch system was launched from and landed at Blue Origin’s Launch Site One in West Texas, on 11 December 2021, at 15:02 UTC (09:02 CST). For the first time, the New Shepard capsule carried six passengers to space: Laura Shepard Churchley, Michael Strahan, Evan Dick, Dylan Taylor, Cameron Bess and Lane Bess. NS-19 is the fifth mission, launch and landing, for this New Shepard launch vehicle (NS4).

 

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Article "Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches and returns first six passenger spaceflight"

by Michael Sheetz
December 11, 2021

 

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Replay: New Shepard mission NS-20 webcast

Mar 31, 2022

Blue Origin successfully completed its fourth human spaceflight on Thursday, March 31. The astronaut manifest included Marty Allen, Sharon Hagle, Mark Hagle, Jim Kitchen, Gary Lai, and Dr. George Nield.

 

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Blue Origin NS-20: New Shepard launch and landing

Mar 31, 2022

The New Shepard reusable launch system was launched from and landed at Blue Origin’s Launch Site One in West Texas, on 31 March 2022, at 13:59 UTC (08:59 CDT). For the second time, the New Shepard capsule carried six passengers to space: Marty Allen, Sharon Hagle, Marc Hagle, Jim Kitchen, Gary Lai, and Dr. George Nield. NS-20 is the sixth mission, launch and landing, for this New Shepard launch vehicle (NS4).

 

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Article "Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches first New Shepard space crew of 2022"

by Michael Sheetz
March 31, 2022

 

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The NS-21 crew

Jun 4, 2022

Meet the NS-21 crew: Evan Dick, Katya Echazarreta, Hamish Harding, Victor Correa Hespanha, Jaison Robinson, and Victor Vescovo. Following the flight, Katya will become the first Mexican-born woman and the youngest American to fly to space.

 

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Blue Origin NS-21: New Shepard launch and landing

Jun 4, 2022

The New Shepard reusable launch system was launched from and landed at Blue Origin’s Launch Site One in West Texas, on 4 June 2022, at 13:26 UTC (08:26 CDT). For the third time, the New Shepard capsule carried six passengers to space: Evan Dick, Katya Echazarreta, Hamish Harding, Victor Correa Hespanha, Jaison Robinson, and Victor Vescovo. NS-21 is the seventh mission, launch and landing, for this New Shepard launch vehicle (NS4).

 

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Shepard Mission NS-22 webcast

Aug 4, 2022

Blue Origin successfully completed its sixth human spaceflight on Thursday, August 4. The astronaut crew included: Coby Cotton, Mário Ferreira, Vanessa O’Brien, Clint Kelly III, Sara Sabry, and Steve Young.

 

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Blue Origin NS-22: New Shepard launch and landing

Aug 4, 2022

The New Shepard reusable launch system was launched from and landed at Blue Origin’s Launch Site One in West Texas, on 4 August 2022, at 13:57 UTC (08:57 CDT). The New Shepard capsule carried six passengers to space: Coby Cotton, Mário Ferreira, Vanessa O’Brien, Clint Kelly III, Sara Sabry and Steve Young. NS-22 is the eighth mission, launch and landing, for this New Shepard launch vehicle (NS4).

 

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New Shepard mission NS-23 webcast

Sep 12, 2022

New Shepard’s 23rd mission, a dedicated payloads flight, will fly 36 payloads from academia, research institutions, and students across the globe. The launch window opens at 8:30 AM CDT / 13:30 UTC from Launch Site One in West Texas.

This mission brings the total number of commercial payloads flown on the vehicle to more than 150. Two payloads will fly on the exterior of the New Shepard booster for ambient exposure to the space environment. Eighteen payloads on this flight are funded by NASA, primarily by the Flight Opportunities Program. Among the NS-23 payloads are tens of thousands of postcards from Blue Origin’s nonprofit, Club for the Future, whose Postcards to Space program enables people around the world to fly their visions to space on New Shepard.

 

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New Shepard launch anomaly (NS-23)

Sep 12, 2022

Blue Origin’s New Shepard reusable launch system has suffered an anomaly after being launched from the Launch Site One in West Texas, on 12 September 2022, at 14:26 UTC (09:26 CDT). The New Shepard capsule carried 34 payloads. Two payloads were placed on the exterior of the New Shepard booster for ambient exposure to the space environment. NS-23 was the ninth mission, launch and landing, for this New Shepard launch vehicle (NS3).

 

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Article "Bezos’ Rocket Crashes; No People Were Aboard"
The capsule carrying experiments escaped damage. The F.A.A. is investigating the mishap.

by Kenneth Chang
September 12, 2022

 

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Blue Origin NS-24 New Shepard launch and landing

Dec 19, 2023

The New Shepard reusable launch system was launched from and landed at Blue Origin’s Launch Site One in West Texas, on 19 December 2023, at 16:43 UTC (10:43 CST). The New Shepard capsule carried 33 payloads. Blue Origin: “More than half of the payloads on this flight are developed and flown with support from NASA. Others come from K-12 schools, universities, and STEAM-focused organizations.” NS-24 is the ninth mission, launch and landing, for this New Shepard launch vehicle (NS4).

 

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Replay: New Shepard Mission NS-25 Webcast

Streamed live May 19, 2024

Blue Origin successfully completed its seventh human spaceflight on Sunday, May 19. The astronaut crew included: Mason Angel, Sylvain Chiron, Ken Hess, Carol Schaller, Gopi Thotakura, and former Air Force Captain Ed Dwight, who was selected by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 as the nation’s first Black astronaut candidate but was never granted the opportunity to fly to space.

 

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Replay: New Shepard Mission NS-25 Webcast

Streamed live May 19, 2024

Blue Origin successfully completed its seventh human spaceflight on Sunday, May 19. The astronaut crew included: Mason Angel, Sylvain Chiron, Ken Hess, Carol Schaller, Gopi Thotakura, and former Air Force Captain Ed Dwight, who was selected by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 as the nation’s first Black astronaut candidate but was never granted the opportunity to fly to space.

 

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Blue Origin NS-25 New Shepard launch and landing

May 19, 2024

The New Shepard reusable launch system was launched from and landed at Blue Origin’s Launch Site One in West Texas, on 19 May 2024, at 14:36 UTC (09:36 CDT). The New Shepard capsule carried six passengers to space: Ed Dwight, Mason Angel, Sylvain Chiron, Kenneth L. Hess, Carol Schaller, Gopi Thotakura. NS-24 is the tenth mission, launch and landing, for this New Shepard launch vehicle (NS4).
Credit: Blue Origin

 

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Article "Blue Origin to debut 2nd human-rated New Shepard rocket on Oct. 7 launch"
The launch window for Blue Origin's uncrewed NS-27 suborbital mission opens at 9 a.m. ET on Monday (Oct. 7).

by Mike Wall
October 5, 2024

 

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Blue Origin NS-27 New Shepard launch and landing

Oct 23, 2024

The New Shepard reusable launch system was launched from and landed at Blue Origin’s Launch Site One in West Texas, on 23 October 2024, at 15:27 UTC (10:27 CDT). This was the first mission for Blue Origin’s second human-rated New Shepard (NS5), with the new crew capsule named RSS Kármán Line. NS-27 had 12 payloads: five on the booster and seven inside the crew capsule.

 

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Blue Origin NS-28 New Shepard launch and landing

Nov 22, 2024

The New Shepard reusable launch system was launched from and landed at Blue Origin’s Launch Site One in West Texas, on 22 November 2024, at 15:30 UTC (09:30 CST). The New Shepard capsule carried six passengers to space: Emily Calandrelli, Sharon Hagle, Marc Hagle, Austin Litteral, James (J.D.) Russell, and Henry (Hank) Wolfond.