New Shepard | NS-16
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July 20, 2021, 1:12 p.m. - July 20, 2021, 1:12 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
July 20, 2021, 1:12 p.m. - July 20, 2021, 1:12 p.m.
First crewed flight of Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket.
New Shepard successfully completed its first crewed flight
Liftoff!
The New Shepard reusable launch system is a vertical-takeoff, vertical-landing (VTVL), suborbital manned rocket that is being developed by Blue Origin as a commercial system for suborbital space tourism.
See DetailsNS4 successfully landed at Corn Ranch Landing Pad after its third flight.
Result: Successful Return to Launch Site landing at Corn Ranch Landing Pad, West Texas.First Blue Origin New Shepard Crew Capsule 2.0 to carry human passengers. This capsule is outfitted with improvements to environmental features such as acoustics and temperature regulation inside the capsule, crew display panels, and speakers with a microphone and push-to-talk button at each seat.
Crew Capsule 2.0 Details
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Blue Origin is an American privately funded aerospace manufacturer and spaceflight services company set up by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos with its headquarters in Kent, Washington. The company is developing technologies to enable private human access to space with the goal to dramatically lower costs and increase reliability. Blue Origin currently launches its New Shepard sub-orbital vehicle from its West Texas launch site, they are currently constructing a launch pad for their orbital vehicle New Glenn at Cape Canaveral LC-36.
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