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Blue OriginNew ShepardWest Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
NS-13
Launched
October 13, 2020
Summary
NS-13 launched on a Blue Origin New Shepard from West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA on October 13, 2020. It was Blue Origin's 13th launch and 1st this year. It was the 13th New Shepard flight and the 1st this year. Booster NS-3 flew for the 7th time and landed at Corn Ranch Landing Pad, West Texas. The payload was bound for Suborbital (Sub). The spacecraft was RSS H.G. Wells (2.0-1).
- Watch
- New Shepard | NS-13 (Launch Recap)Space Launch Now
- Replay - New Shepard Mission NS-13 WebcastBlue Origin
- Vehicle
- New Shepard · Blue Origin
- Booster
- Mission
- Suborbital · Suborbital (Sub)
- Milestone
- 13th New Shepard flight · 1st this yearBlue Origin's 13th launch1st this year
Spacecraft
RSS H.G. Wells (2.0-1)
Second New Shepard capsule. It is dedicated to uncrewed flights.
- Destination: Suborbital
- Mission length: under an hour
The RSS H.G. Wells capsule successfully touched down at Blue Origin's Corn Ranch facility
Webcast
Flight preview
About this launch
This will be the 13th New Shepard mission and the 7th consecutive flight for this particular vehicle (a record), demonstrating its operational reusability. New Shepard will fly 12 commercial payloads to space and back on this mission, including the Deorbit, Descent, and Landing Sensor Demonstration with NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate under a Tipping Point partnership. This is the first payload to fly mounted on the exterior of a New Shepard booster rather than inside the capsule, opening the door to a wide range of future high-altitude sensing, sampling, and exposure payloads.
Pad
West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
13th launch from West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, 1st this year · 13th from Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
38 launches from this pad · 38 from Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
306 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did NS-13 launch?
NS-13 launched on October 13, 2020. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NS-13?
Coverage: New Shepard | NS-13 (Launch Recap); Replay - New Shepard Mission NS-13 Webcast. Watch the replay
What rocket launched NS-13?
New Shepard, flown by Blue Origin. New Shepard spec sheet
Where did NS-13 launch from?
West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster NS-3 flew for the 7th time and landed at Corn Ranch Landing Pad, West Texas.
What orbit was NS-13 going to?
Suborbital (Sub), a suborbital mission.