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Blue OriginNew ShepardWest Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
NS-1
Launched
April 29, 2015
Summary
NS-1 launched on a Blue Origin New Shepard from West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA on April 29, 2015. It was Blue Origin's 1st launch and 1st this year. It was the 1st New Shepard flight. Booster NS-1 flew for the 1st time and its landing at Corn Ranch Landing Pad, West Texas failed. The payload was bound for Suborbital (Sub). The spacecraft was RSS Jules Verne (1).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- New Shepard · Blue Origin
- Booster
- NS-1 · flight 1 · Return to Launch Site at Corn Ranch Landing Pad, West Texas · landing failed33/35 landed here · 3 km downrange
- Mission
- Test Flight · Suborbital (Sub)
- Milestone
- 1st New Shepard flightBlue Origin's 1st launch1st this year
Spacecraft
RSS Jules Verne (1)
First Blue Origin New Shepard Crew Capsule.
- Destination: Suborbital
- Mission length: under an hour
The RSS Jules Verne capsule successfully touched down at Blue Origin's Corn Ranch facility
Flight preview
About this launch
The first flight of the New Shepard 1 booster. The capsule reached an apogee of 93.5 kilometers.
Pad
West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
1st launch from West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, 1st this year · 1st from Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
38 launches from this pad · 38 from Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did NS-1 launch?
NS-1 launched on April 29, 2015. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NS-1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched NS-1?
New Shepard, flown by Blue Origin. New Shepard spec sheet
Where did NS-1 launch from?
West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster NS-1 flew for the 1st time and its landing at Corn Ranch Landing Pad, West Texas failed.
What orbit was NS-1 going to?
Suborbital (Sub), a test flight mission.