NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Suborbital
Success

Mission 4

Launch Time
Sat Apr 02, 2016 15:18 UTC

Rocket

New Shepard
Image Credit: Blue Origin
Blue Origin
Status: Active
Liftoff Thrust: 490 kN
Payload to LEO: 0 kg
Payload to GTO: 0 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 18.0 m

Vehicles

North Landing Pad

NS2

Flight #3
71 day turnaround
4th New Shepard recovery attempt
3rd successful New Shepard recovery
3rd consecutive successful New Shepard landing and recovery

Mission Details

Mission 4

Mission 4 was a test flight of New Shepard and a prototype Crew Capsule designed for space tourism. The capsule reached an apogee of 339,138 feet, 103.4 kilometers. Both vehicles were successfully recovered.

Suborbital

Location

Launch Site One, West Texas, Texas, USA

Stats

Blue Origin

4th mission
2nd mission of 2016
4th successful mission

New Shepard

4th mission
2nd mission of 2016
4th successful mission