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Blue OriginNew ShepardWest Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
NS-7
Launched
December 12, 2017
Summary
NS-7 launched on a Blue Origin New Shepard from West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA on December 12, 2017. It was Blue Origin's 7th launch and 1st this year. It was the 7th New Shepard flight and the 1st this year. Booster NS-3 flew for the 1st time and landed at Corn Ranch Landing Pad, West Texas. The payload was bound for Suborbital (Sub). One crew member flew: Mannequin Skywalker. The spacecraft was RSS H.G. Wells (2.0-1).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- New Shepard · Blue Origin
- Booster
- NS-3 · flight 1 · Return to Launch Site at Corn Ranch Landing Pad, West Texas · landed33/35 landed here · 3 km downrange
- Mission
- Earth Science · Suborbital (Sub)
- Milestone
- 7th New Shepard flight · 1st this yearBlue Origin's 7th launch1st this year
Crew
Mannequin SkywalkerAnthropomorphic Test Device · BO · first flight
Spacecraft
RSS H.G. Wells (2.0-1)
Second New Shepard capsule. It is dedicated to uncrewed flights.
- Destination: Suborbital
- Mission length: under an hour
The RSS H.G. Wells capsule successfully touched down at Blue Origin's Corn Ranch facility
Flight preview
About this launch
NS-7 is Blue Origins first commercial flight. The payloads included 12 experiments conducted in 3 minutes of microgravity dedicated to medical and earth science.
Pad
West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
7th launch from West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, 1st this year · 7th from Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
38 launches from this pad · 38 from Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
433 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did NS-7 launch?
NS-7 launched on December 12, 2017. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NS-7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched NS-7?
New Shepard, flown by Blue Origin. New Shepard spec sheet
Where did NS-7 launch from?
West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster NS-3 flew for the 1st time and landed at Corn Ranch Landing Pad, West Texas.
What orbit was NS-7 going to?
Suborbital (Sub), a earth science mission.