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Blue OriginNew ShepardWest Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
NS-23
Launched
September 12, 2022
Summary
NS-23 launched on a Blue Origin New Shepard from West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA on September 12, 2022. The mission failed: Launch escape system activated at T+1:05 following apparent BE-3 booster engine shutdown; capsule landed nominally. It was Blue Origin's 23rd launch and 4th this year. It was the 23rd New Shepard flight and the 4th this year. Booster NS-3 flew for the 9th time and its landing at Corn Ranch Landing Pad, West Texas failed. The payload was bound for Suborbital (Sub). The spacecraft was RSS H.G. Wells (2.0-1).
- Result
- Launch escape system activated at T+1:05 following apparent BE-3 booster engine shutdown; capsule landed nominally
- Watch
- New Shepard Mission NS-23 WebcastBlue Origin
- Vehicle
- New Shepard · Blue Origin
- Booster
- Mission
- Suborbital · Suborbital (Sub)
- Milestone
- 23rd New Shepard flight · 4th this yearBlue Origin's 23rd 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
Twenty-third flight of New Shepard carrying 36 science and research payloads along with tens of thousands of postcards from Club For Future.
Pad
West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
23rd launch from West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, 4th this year · 23rd from Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
38 launches from this pad · 38 from Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
39 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch abort at T+1:05
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/12/2022 · source
Webcast live
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/12/2022 · source
Adding new launch window and setting GO
Nosu · 9/7/2022 · source
No launch on September 3rd.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/3/2022 · source
Scrubbed again due to weather
Nosu · 9/2/2022 · source
Update start of window
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/1/2022 · source
Delayed by 24 hours
Nosu · 9/1/2022 · source
Updating NET
SwGustav · 8/31/2022 · source
Scrub due to weather
SwGustav · 8/31/2022 · source
Questions
When did NS-23 launch?
NS-23 launched on September 12, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Why did NS-23 fail?
Launch escape system activated at T+1:05 following apparent BE-3 booster engine shutdown; capsule landed nominally.
Where can I watch NS-23?
Coverage: New Shepard Mission NS-23 Webcast. Watch the replay
What rocket launched NS-23?
New Shepard, flown by Blue Origin. New Shepard spec sheet
Where did NS-23 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 9th time and its landing at Corn Ranch Landing Pad, West Texas failed.
What orbit was NS-23 going to?
Suborbital (Sub), a suborbital mission.