New Shepard | NS-18
Blue Origin · New Shepard · West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
Blue Origin's 18th launch · 5th this year
October 13, 2021Add to calendar
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Oct 13, 14:49 – Oct 13, 14:49 UTC
Flight preview
NS-18
NS-18 is the second crewed New Shepard flight, carrying 4 paying customers.
Tourism · Suborbital (Sub)
Crew
Glen de VriesTourist · BO
Chris BoshuizenTourist · BO
William ShatnerTourist · BO
Audrey PowersTourist · BO
Booster
- NS-4 · flight 4 · Return to Launch Site @ Corn Ranch Landing Pad, West Texas · landed ✓ · last flew New Shepard | NS-16 · zone record 33/35
Watch
- New Shepard NS-18 — The Space Devs
- Replay: New Shepard Mission NS-18 Webcast — Blue Origin
Updates
Passengers were recovered, successful flight
SwGustav · 10/13/2021
Liftoff
SwGustav · 10/13/2021
Adjusting T-0
SwGustav · 10/12/2021 · source
Pushed by a day due to forecasted winds.
Nosu · 10/10/2021 · source
Targeting a launch time of 13:30 UTC per latest Blue Origin statement.
Nosu · 10/4/2021 · source
Adding the launch
SwGustav · 9/27/2021 · source
