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NS-31

Launched

April 14, 2025 · 13:30 UTC

Launch Successful
NS-31

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Summary

NS-31 launched on a Blue Origin New Shepard from West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA on April 14, 2025 at 13:30 UTC. It was Blue Origin's 32nd launch and 4th this year. It was the 31st New Shepard flight and the 3rd this year. Booster NS-5 flew for the 3rd time and landed at Corn Ranch Landing Pad, West Texas. The payload was bound for Suborbital (Sub). 6 crew members flew: Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyen, Gayle King, Katy Perry, Kerianne Flynn and Lauren Sánchez. The spacecraft was RSS Kármán Line.

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No webcast on record.
Vehicle
New Shepard · Blue Origin
Booster
  • NS-5 · flight 3 · Return to Launch Site at Corn Ranch Landing Pad, West Texas · landed33/35 landed here · 68 days after its previous flight, NS-29 · 3 km downrange
Mission
Tourism · Suborbital (Sub)for BO
Milestone
31st New Shepard flight · 3rd this yearBlue Origin's 32nd launch4th this year

Crew

6 people

Spacecraft

RSS Kármán Line

Second human rated Crew Capsule for New Shepard.

  • Destination: Suborbital
  • Mission length: under an hour

The RSS capsule has landed back at Blue Origin's Corn Ranch facility.

Flight preview

About this launch

NS-31 is the 11th crewed flight for the New Shepard program and the 31st in its history.

Pad

Map of West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch

West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA

31st launch from West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, 3rd this year · 31st from Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Apr 14, 8:30 AM CDT, in daylight

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

47 days after the previous launch from this pad

All launches from Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USAOpen in maps

Updates

Launch successful.

hitura-nobad · Apr 14, 2025 · source

Show 4 earlier updates

  • Liftoff!

    hitura-nobad · 4/14/2025 · source

  • Official Webcast by Blue Origin has started

    LL2 · 4/14/2025 · source

  • NET April 14.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 3/27/2025 · source

  • Adding launch, currently targeted for spring

    Nosu · 2/27/2025 · source

Questions

When did NS-31 launch?

NS-31 launched on April 14, 2025 at 13:30 UTC.

Where can I watch NS-31?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched NS-31?

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

Where did NS-31 launch from?

West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA. Liftoff was Apr 14, 8:30 AM CDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster NS-5 flew for the 3rd time and landed at Corn Ranch Landing Pad, West Texas.

What orbit was NS-31 going to?

Suborbital (Sub), a tourism mission.