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Blue OriginNew ShepardWest Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
NS-24
Launched
December 19, 2023 · 16:42 UTC
Summary
NS-24 launched on a Blue Origin New Shepard from West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA on December 19, 2023 at 16:42 UTC. The launch window ran from 13:30 to 21:30 UTC. It was Blue Origin's 24th launch and 1st this year. It was the 24th New Shepard flight and the 1st this year. Booster NS-4 flew for the 9th 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-24 WebcastBlue Origin
- Vehicle
- New Shepard · Blue Origin
- Booster
- Mission
- Suborbital · Suborbital (Sub)for BO
- Milestone
- 24th New Shepard flight · 1st this yearBlue Origin's 24th launch1st 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-fourth flight of New Shepard carrying the same 36 science and research payloads and tens of thousands of postcards from Club For Future that flew on the failed NS-23 flight.
Pad
West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
24th launch from West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, 1st this year · 24th from Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 19, 10:42 AM CST, in daylight
38 launches from this pad · 38 from Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
463 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch Successful.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff
hitura-nobad · 12/19/2023 · source
Hold released ~ 16:43 UTC
hitura-nobad · 12/19/2023
Hold
hitura-nobad · 12/19/2023
Hold released ~16:39 UTC
hitura-nobad · 12/19/2023
On Hold
hitura-nobad · 12/19/2023
Livestream has started
LL2 · 12/19/2023 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/18/2023 · source
Scrubbed due to a ground system issue, next attempt later this week
hitura-nobad · 12/18/2023 · source
Livestream has not started yet, setting hold until new T-0 is announced
hitura-nobad · 12/18/2023 · source
Questions
When did NS-24 launch?
NS-24 launched on December 19, 2023 at 16:42 UTC. The launch window ran from 13:30 to 21:30 UTC.
Where can I watch NS-24?
Coverage: Replay: New Shepard Mission NS-24 Webcast. Watch the replay
What rocket launched NS-24?
New Shepard, flown by Blue Origin. New Shepard spec sheet
Where did NS-24 launch from?
West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA. Liftoff was Dec 19, 10:42 AM CST local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster NS-4 flew for the 9th time and landed at Corn Ranch Landing Pad, West Texas.
What orbit was NS-24 going to?
Suborbital (Sub), a suborbital mission.