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Blue OriginNew ShepardWest Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
NS-15
Launched
April 14, 2021
Summary
NS-15 launched on a Blue Origin New Shepard from West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA on April 14, 2021. It was Blue Origin's 15th launch and 2nd this year. It was the 15th New Shepard flight and the 2nd this year. Booster NS-4 flew for the 2nd time and landed at Corn Ranch Landing Pad, West Texas. The payload was bound for Suborbital (Sub). One crew member flew: Mannequin Skywalker. The spacecraft was RSS First Step (2.0-2).
- Watch
- New Shepard NS-15The Space Devs
- Replay - New Shepard Mission NS-15 WebcastBlue Origin
- Vehicle
- New Shepard · Blue Origin
- Booster
- Mission
- Suborbital · Suborbital (Sub)
- Milestone
- 15th New Shepard flight · 2nd this yearBlue Origin's 15th launch2nd this year
Crew
Mannequin SkywalkerAnthropomorphic Test Device · BO · 3rd flight
Spacecraft
RSS First Step (2.0-2)
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.
- Destination: Suborbital
- Mission length: under an hour
The RSS First Step capsule successfully touched down at Blue Origin's Corn Ranch facility
Webcast
Flight preview
About this launch
Fifteenth flight of Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket. During the mission, astronaut operational exercises will be conducted in preparation for human space flight. The primary operations will entail Blue Origin personnel standing in as astronauts entering into the capsule prior to launch. These astronauts will climb the launch tower, get into their seats, buckle their harnesses, and conduct a communications check from their seat with CAPCOM, the Capsule Communicator. The tower operations team will prepare the capsule cabin for launch and then briefly close the capsule hatch. The astronauts will then exit the capsule prior to launch. Post-landing, the astronauts will get inside the capsule to rehearse hatch opening, and exiting the capsule at the landing site. Inside the capsule during the flight will be Mannequin Skywalker, along with more than 25,000 postcards on behalf of Club for the Future, Blue Origin’s nonprofit organization
Related page: NS-15 Mission to Conduct Astronaut Rehearsal for Future Customer Flights
Pad
West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
15th launch from West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, 2nd this year · 15th from Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
38 launches from this pad · 38 from Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
89 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Questions
When did NS-15 launch?
NS-15 launched on April 14, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NS-15?
Coverage: New Shepard NS-15; Replay - New Shepard Mission NS-15 Webcast. Watch the replay
What rocket launched NS-15?
New Shepard, flown by Blue Origin. New Shepard spec sheet
Where did NS-15 launch from?
West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster NS-4 flew for the 2nd time and landed at Corn Ranch Landing Pad, West Texas.
What orbit was NS-15 going to?
Suborbital (Sub), a suborbital mission.