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Blue OriginNew ShepardWest Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
NS-17
Launched
August 26, 2021
Summary
NS-17 launched on a Blue Origin New Shepard from West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA on August 26, 2021. It was Blue Origin's 17th launch and 4th this year. It was the 17th New Shepard flight and the 4th this year. Booster NS-3 flew for the 8th 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
- Replay - New Shepard Mission NS-17 WebcastBlue Origin
- Vehicle
- New Shepard · Blue Origin
- Booster
- Mission
- Suborbital · Suborbital (Sub)
- Milestone
- 17th New Shepard flight · 4th this yearBlue Origin's 17th launch4th 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
Seventeenth flight of New Shepard. It will carry a second NASA lunar landing technology demonstration on the exterior of the booster, 18 commercial payloads inside the crew capsule, and an art installation on the exterior of the capsule.
Pad
West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
17th launch from West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, 4th this year · 17th from Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
38 launches from this pad · 38 from Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
37 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch delayed by 24 hours
Show 1 earlier update
Adding launch
Nosu · 8/18/2021 · source
Questions
When did NS-17 launch?
NS-17 launched on August 26, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NS-17?
Coverage: Replay - New Shepard Mission NS-17 Webcast. Watch the replay
What rocket launched NS-17?
New Shepard, flown by Blue Origin. New Shepard spec sheet
Where did NS-17 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 8th time and landed at Corn Ranch Landing Pad, West Texas.
What orbit was NS-17 going to?
Suborbital (Sub), a suborbital mission.