Blue OriginNew ShepardWest Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
NS-25
Launched
May 19, 2024 · 14:35 UTC
Image: Blue Origin
Summary
NS-25 launched on a Blue Origin New Shepard from West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA on May 19, 2024 at 14:35 UTC. The launch window ran from 13:30 to 21:30 UTC. It was Blue Origin's 25th launch and 1st this year. It was the 25th New Shepard flight and the 1st this year. Booster NS-4 flew for the 10th time and landed at Corn Ranch Landing Pad, West Texas. The payload was bound for Suborbital (Sub). 6 crew members flew: Edward Joseph Dwight Jr., Mason Angel, Sylvain Chiron, Kenneth Lafferty Hess, Carol Schaller and Gopi Thotakura. The spacecraft was RSS First Step (2.0-2).
- Watch
- Replay: New Shepard Mission NS-25 WebcastBlue Origin
- Vehicle
- New Shepard · Blue Origin
- Booster
- Mission
- Tourism · Suborbital (Sub)for BO
- Milestone
- 25th New Shepard flight · 1st this yearBlue Origin's 25th launch1st this year
Crew
Edward Joseph Dwight Jr.Tourist · BO · age 90 · first flight- Mason AngelTourist · BO · first flight
- Sylvain ChironTourist · BO · first flight
- Kenneth Lafferty HessTourist · BO · age 71 · first flight
- Carol SchallerTourist · BO · first flight
- Gopi ThotakuraTourist · 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 has landed at Blue Origin's Corn Ranch facility
Webcast
Flight preview
About this launch
Twenty-fifth flight of New Shepard carrying six passengers.
Pad
West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
25th launch from West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, 1st this year · 25th from Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: May 19, 9:35 AM CDT, in daylight
38 launches from this pad · 38 from Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
151 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch Successful.
Show 7 earlier updates
Liftoff
hitura-nobad · 5/19/2024 · source
Hold cleared, T-0 ~14:36 UTC
hitura-nobad · 5/19/2024 · source
Launch on Hold
hitura-nobad · 5/19/2024 · source
New T-0 14:14 UTC
hitura-nobad · 5/19/2024 · source
Official Webcast by Blue Origin has started
LL2 · 5/19/2024 · source
Updated T-0
hitura-nobad · 5/19/2024 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/14/2024 · source
Questions
When did NS-25 launch?
NS-25 launched on May 19, 2024 at 14:35 UTC. The launch window ran from 13:30 to 21:30 UTC.
Where can I watch NS-25?
Coverage: Replay: New Shepard Mission NS-25 Webcast. Watch the replay
What rocket launched NS-25?
New Shepard, flown by Blue Origin. New Shepard spec sheet
Where did NS-25 launch from?
West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA. Liftoff was May 19, 9:35 AM CDT local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster NS-4 flew for the 10th time and landed at Corn Ranch Landing Pad, West Texas.
What orbit was NS-25 going to?
Suborbital (Sub), a tourism mission.