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Blue OriginNew ShepardWest Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA

NS-2

Launched

November 23, 2015

Launch Successful

Summary

NS-2 launched on a Blue Origin New Shepard from West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA on November 23, 2015. It was Blue Origin's 2nd launch and 2nd this year. It was the 2nd New Shepard flight. Booster NS-2 flew for the 1st time and landed at Corn Ranch Landing Pad, West Texas. The payload was bound for Suborbital (Sub). The spacecraft was RSS Jules Verne (1).

Watch
No webcast on record.
Booster
  • NS-2 · flight 1 · Return to Launch Site at Corn Ranch Landing Pad, West Texas · landed33/35 landed here · 3 km downrange
Mission
Test Flight · Suborbital (Sub)
Milestone
2nd New Shepard flightBlue Origin's 2nd launch2nd 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 2 booster. The capsule reached an apogee of 100.5 kilometers.

Pad

Map of West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch

West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA

2nd launch from West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, 2nd this year · 2nd from Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA

38 launches from this pad · 38 from Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA

208 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did NS-2 launch?

NS-2 launched on November 23, 2015. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch NS-2?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched NS-2?

New Shepard, flown by Blue Origin. New Shepard spec sheet

Where did NS-2 launch from?

West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA.

Did the booster land?

Booster NS-2 flew for the 1st time and landed at Corn Ranch Landing Pad, West Texas.

What orbit was NS-2 going to?

Suborbital (Sub), a test flight mission.