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

NS-28

Name: NS-28 launch
Start: 2024-11-22T15:30:00.000Z
End: 2024-11-22T22:30:00.000Z
Location: West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA

Launched

November 22, 2024 · 15:30 UTC

Launch Successful

Image: Blue Origin

Summary

NS-28 launched on a Blue Origin New Shepard from West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA on November 22, 2024 at 15:30 UTC. The launch window ran from 14:30 to 22:30 UTC. It was Blue Origin's 28th launch and 4th this year. It was the 28th New Shepard flight and the 4th this year. Booster NS-4 flew for the 12th time and landed at Corn Ranch, West Texas. The payload was bound for Suborbital (Sub). 6 crew members flew: Sharon Hagle, Marc Hagle, Emily Calandrelli, Austin Litteral, James Russell and Henry Wolfond. The spacecraft was RSS First Step (2.0-2).

Watch: Replay: New Shepard Mission NS-28 WebcastBlue Origin
Vehicle: New Shepard · Blue Origin
Booster: NS-4 · flight 12 · Return to Launch Site at Corn Ranch, West Texas · landed41/41 landed here · 85 days after its previous flight, NS-26 · 3 km downrange
Mission: Tourism · Suborbital (Sub)for BO
Milestone: 28th New Shepard flight · 4th this yearBlue Origin's 28th launch4th this year

Crew

6 people

Sharon HagleTourist · BO · 2nd flight
Marc HagleTourist · BO · 2nd flight
Emily CalandrelliTourist · BO · first flight
Austin LitteralTourist · BO · first flight
James RussellTourist · BO · first flight
Henry WolfondTourist · 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 back at Blue Origin's Corn Ranch facility.

Webcast

Replay

Watch on YouTube

Flight preview

About this launch

Twenty-eighth 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

28th launch from West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, 4th this year · 28th from Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 22, 9:30 AM CST, in daylight

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

30 days after the previous launch from this pad

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

Updates

Mission success.

Cosmic_Penguin · Nov 22, 2024 · source

Show 3 earlier updates

Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/22/2024 · source
Official Webcast by Blue Origin has started
LL2 · 11/22/2024 · source
Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/18/2024 · source

Questions

When did NS-28 launch?

NS-28 launched on November 22, 2024 at 15:30 UTC. The launch window ran from 14:30 to 22:30 UTC.

Where can I watch NS-28?

Coverage: Replay: New Shepard Mission NS-28 Webcast. Watch the replay

What rocket launched NS-28?

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

Where did NS-28 launch from?

West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA. Liftoff was Nov 22, 9:30 AM CST local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster NS-4 flew for the 12th time and landed at Corn Ranch, West Texas.

What orbit was NS-28 going to?

Suborbital (Sub), a tourism mission.