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Blue OriginNew ShepardWest Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
NS-16
Launched
July 20, 2021
Summary
NS-16 launched on a Blue Origin New Shepard from West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA on July 20, 2021. It was Blue Origin's 16th launch and 3rd this year. It was the 16th New Shepard flight and the 3rd this year. Booster NS-4 flew for the 3rd time and landed at Corn Ranch Landing Pad, West Texas. The payload was bound for Suborbital (Sub). 4 crew members flew: Jeff Bezos, Mark Bezos, Wally Funk and Oliver Daemen. The spacecraft was RSS First Step (2.0-2).
- Watch
- Replay - New Shepard First Human FlightBlue Origin
- Vehicle
- New Shepard · Blue Origin
- Booster
- Mission
- Tourism · Suborbital (Sub)
- Milestone
- 16th New Shepard flight · 3rd this yearBlue Origin's 16th launch3rd this year
Crew
Jeff BezosTourist · BO · age 57 · first flight
Mark BezosTourist · BO · age 53 · first flight
Wally FunkTourist · BO · age 83 · first flight
Oliver DaemenTourist · BO · age 18 · first 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
First crewed flight of Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket.
Pad
West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
16th launch from West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, 3rd this year · 16th from Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
38 launches from this pad · 38 from Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
96 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
New Shepard successfully completed its first crewed flight
Show 1 earlier update
Liftoff!
spacevogel · 7/20/2021
Questions
When did NS-16 launch?
NS-16 launched on July 20, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NS-16?
Coverage: Replay - New Shepard First Human Flight. Watch the replay
What rocket launched NS-16?
New Shepard, flown by Blue Origin. New Shepard spec sheet
Where did NS-16 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 3rd time and landed at Corn Ranch Landing Pad, West Texas.
What orbit was NS-16 going to?
Suborbital (Sub), a tourism mission.