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New Shepard: NS-21

NS-21 is the fifth crewed New Shepard flight, carrying six passengers.

Saturday, 4 June 202213:25 UTC
New Shepard: NS-21

Mission Data

Blue Origin
🇺🇸Blue OriginEst. 2000
Launch VehicleNew Shepard
Vehicle Record37 of 38 launches (97.4%)
Provider TypeCommercial
Agency Record39 successes / 2 failures (95%)
Mission TypeTourism
Target OrbitSuborbital
Launch PadWest Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch
Location🇺🇸 Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA USA
Agency Launches This Year#2
Launches From This Pad38
Launches From This Site38
Status Note

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

About New Shepard

The New Shepard reusable launch system is a vertical-takeoff, vertical-landing (VTVL), suborbital manned rocket that is being developed by Blue Origin as a commercial system for suborbital space tourism.

Launch updates

  1. The capsule has successfully landed

  2. Liftoff

  3. Countdown resumed towards a T-0 of approximately 13:25 UTC.

  4. Countdown on hold at T-03:30

  5. Countdown resumed for a T-0 at approximately 13:24 UTC.

  6. Countdown on hold at T-10 minutes

  7. New T-0 of approximately 13:22 UTC based on webcast

  8. Webcast live

  9. Targeting June 4th

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  10. Delayed due to performance issues with one of New Shepard's backup systems.

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Launch Site

West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch · 31.4229°N 104.7571°W

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.