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

NS-26

Name: NS-26 launch
Start: 2024-08-29T13:07:03.000Z
End: 2024-08-29T20:30:00.000Z
Location: West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA

Launched

August 29, 2024 · 13:07 UTC

Launch Successful

Image: Blue Origin

Summary

NS-26 launched on a Blue Origin New Shepard from West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA on August 29, 2024 at 13:07 UTC. The launch window ran from 13:00 to 20:30 UTC. It was Blue Origin's 26th launch and 2nd this year. It was the 26th New Shepard flight and the 2nd this year. Booster NS-4 flew for the 11th time and landed at Corn Ranch, West Texas. The payload was bound for Suborbital (Sub). 6 crew members flew: Nicolina Elrick, Rob Ferl, Eugene Grin, Eiman Jahangir, Karsen Kitchen and Ephraim Rabin. The spacecraft was RSS First Step (2.0-2).

Watch: Replay: New Shepard Mission NS-26 WebcastBlue Origin
Vehicle: New Shepard · Blue Origin
Booster: NS-4 · flight 11 · Return to Launch Site at Corn Ranch, West Texas · landed41/41 landed here · 101 days after its previous flight, NS-25 · 3 km downrange
Mission: Tourism · Suborbital (Sub)for BO, NASA
Milestone: 26th New Shepard flight · 2nd this yearBlue Origin's 26th launch2nd this year

Crew

6 people

Nicolina ElrickTourist · BO · first flight
Rob FerlTourist · BO · first flight
Eugene GrinTourist · BO · first flight
Eiman JahangirTourist · BO · first flight
Karsen KitchenTourist · BO · first flight
Ephraim RabinTourist · 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

Replay

Watch on YouTube

Flight preview

About this launch

Twenty-sixth flight of New Shepard 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

26th launch from West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, 2nd this year · 26th from Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Aug 29, 8:07 AM CDT, in daylight

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

101 days after the previous launch from this pad

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

Updates

Adding seconds to T-0

Nosu · Aug 29, 2024 · source

Show 6 earlier updates

Launch successful.
hitura-nobad · 8/29/2024 · source
Liftoff!
hitura-nobad · 8/29/2024 · source
Targeting ~13:08 UTC for liftoff.
hitura-nobad · 8/29/2024 · source
Official Webcast by Blue Origin has started
LL2 · 8/29/2024 · source
NET August 29.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/23/2024 · source
Added launch
hitura-nobad · 7/24/2024 · source

Questions

When did NS-26 launch?

NS-26 launched on August 29, 2024 at 13:07 UTC. The launch window ran from 13:00 to 20:30 UTC.

Where can I watch NS-26?

Coverage: Replay: New Shepard Mission NS-26 Webcast. Watch the replay

What rocket launched NS-26?

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

Where did NS-26 launch from?

West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA. Liftoff was Aug 29, 8:07 AM CDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster NS-4 flew for the 11th time and landed at Corn Ranch, West Texas.

What orbit was NS-26 going to?

Suborbital (Sub), a tourism mission.