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Blue OriginNew ShepardWest Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
NS-9
Launched
July 18, 2018
Summary
NS-9 launched on a Blue Origin New Shepard from West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA on July 18, 2018. It was Blue Origin's 9th launch and 2nd this year. It was the 9th New Shepard flight and the 2nd this year. Booster NS-3 flew for the 3rd time and landed at Corn Ranch Landing Pad, West Texas. The payload was bound for Suborbital (Sub). The spacecraft was RSS H.G. Wells (2.0-1).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- New Shepard · Blue Origin
- Booster
- Mission
- Earth Science · Suborbital (Sub)
- Milestone
- 9th New Shepard flight · 2nd this yearBlue Origin's 9th launch2nd this year
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
The third commercial flight for Blue Origin. NS-9 carried various payloads on a sub-orbital flight. It also tested the capsule escape rockets at high altitude.
Pad
West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
9th launch from West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, 2nd this year · 9th from Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
38 launches from this pad · 38 from Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
79 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did NS-9 launch?
NS-9 launched on July 18, 2018. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NS-9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched NS-9?
New Shepard, flown by Blue Origin. New Shepard spec sheet
Where did NS-9 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 3rd time and landed at Corn Ranch Landing Pad, West Texas.
What orbit was NS-9 going to?
Suborbital (Sub), a earth science mission.