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NS-36

Launched

October 8, 2025 · 13:40 UTC

Launch Successful
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Summary

NS-36 launched on a Blue Origin New Shepard from West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA on October 8, 2025 at 13:40 UTC. The launch window ran from 12:30 to 20:30 UTC. It was Blue Origin's 37th launch and 9th this year. It was the 36th New Shepard flight and the 8th this year. Booster NS-4 flew for the 16th time and landed at Corn Ranch Landing Pad, West Texas. The payload was bound for Suborbital (Sub). 6 crew members flew: Clint Kelly III, Jeff Elgin, Danna Karagussova, Aaron Newman, Vitalii Ostrovsky and William H. Lewis. The spacecraft was RSS First Step (2.0-2).

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Vehicle
New Shepard · Blue Origin
Booster
  • NS-4 · flight 16 · Return to Launch Site at Corn Ranch Landing Pad, West Texas · landed33/35 landed here · 66 days after its previous flight, NS-34 · 3 km downrange
Mission
Tourism · Suborbital (Sub)for BO
Milestone
36th New Shepard flight · 8th this yearBlue Origin's 37th launch9th this year

Crew

6 people

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 capsule RSS First Step has landed at Blue Origin's Corn Ranch facility.

Webcast

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About this launch

NS-36 is the 15th crewed flight for the New Shepard program and the 36th in the New Shepard program's history.

Pad

Map of West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch

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

36th launch from West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, 8th this year · 36th from Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Oct 8, 8:40 AM CDT, in daylight

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

20 days after the previous launch from this pad

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

Updates

Mission complete.

Cosmic_Penguin · Oct 8, 2025 · source

Show 5 earlier updates

  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/8/2025 · source

  • New T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/8/2025 · source

  • New T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/7/2025 · source

  • GO for launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 10/4/2025 · source

  • Added launch.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/26/2025 · source

Questions

When did NS-36 launch?

NS-36 launched on October 8, 2025 at 13:40 UTC. The launch window ran from 12:30 to 20:30 UTC.

Where can I watch NS-36?

Coverage: Replay: New Shepard Mission NS-36 Webcast. Watch the replay

What rocket launched NS-36?

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

Where did NS-36 launch from?

West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA. Liftoff was Oct 8, 8:40 AM CDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster NS-4 flew for the 16th time and landed at Corn Ranch Landing Pad, West Texas.

What orbit was NS-36 going to?

Suborbital (Sub), a tourism mission.