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

NS-20

Name: NS-20 launch
Start: 2022-03-31T13:57:55.000Z
End: 2022-03-31T16:30:00.000Z
Location: West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA

Launched

March 31, 2022 · 13:57 UTC

Launch Successful

Summary

NS-20 launched on a Blue Origin New Shepard from West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA on March 31, 2022 at 13:57 UTC. The launch window ran from 13:10 to 16:30 UTC. It was Blue Origin's 20th launch and 1st this year. It was the 20th New Shepard flight and the 1st this year. Booster NS-4 flew for the 6th time and landed at Corn Ranch Landing Pad, West Texas. The payload was bound for Suborbital (Sub). 6 crew members flew: Marty Allen, Sharon Hagle, Marc Hagle, Jim Kitchen, George Nield and Gary Lai. The spacecraft was RSS First Step (2.0-2).

Watch: New Shepard NS-20The Space Devs
Replay: New Shepard Mission NS-20 WebcastBlue Origin
Vehicle: New Shepard · Blue Origin
Booster: NS-4 · flight 6 · Return to Launch Site at Corn Ranch Landing Pad, West Texas · landed33/35 landed here · 109 days after its previous flight, NS-19 · 3 km downrange
Mission: Tourism · Suborbital (Sub)
Milestone: 20th New Shepard flight · 1st this yearBlue Origin's 20th launch1st this year

Crew

6 people

Marty AllenTourist · BO · first flight
Sharon HagleTourist · BO · first flight
Marc HagleTourist · BO · first flight
Jim KitchenTourist · BO · age 57 · first flight
George NieldTourist · BO · first flight
Gary LaiTourist · BO · 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

Replay

Watch on YouTube

Flight preview

About this launch

NS-20 is the fourth crewed New Shepard flight, carrying six passengers.

Pad

Map of West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch

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

20th launch from West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, 1st this year · 20th from Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Mar 31, 8:57 AM CDT, in daylight

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

109 days after the previous launch from this pad

All launches from Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA Open in maps

Updates

Webcast live

Nosu · Mar 31, 2022 · source

Show 4 earlier updates

Delayed to Mar 31st
SwGustav · 3/28/2022 · source
Go for launch. Pete Davidson has been substituted with Blue Origin's Gary Lai.
Jay · 3/21/2022 · source
New launch date with replacement for one crew member.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/18/2022 · source
Adding launch
Nosu · 3/14/2022 · source

Questions

When did NS-20 launch?

NS-20 launched on March 31, 2022 at 13:57 UTC. The launch window ran from 13:10 to 16:30 UTC.

Where can I watch NS-20?

Coverage: New Shepard NS-20; Replay: New Shepard Mission NS-20 Webcast. Watch the replay

What rocket launched NS-20?

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

Where did NS-20 launch from?

West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA. Liftoff was Mar 31, 8:57 AM CDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster NS-4 flew for the 6th time and landed at Corn Ranch Landing Pad, West Texas.

What orbit was NS-20 going to?

Suborbital (Sub), a tourism mission.