NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Suborbital
Success

Mission 6 (Inflight Escape Test)

Launch Time
Wed Oct 05, 2016 15:36 UTC

New Shepard's in-flight escape system was intentionally activated to test the mechanism. It was not expected that the booster would survive the event, however, the booster continued to space and made a successful landing on the landing pad, after which it was retired.

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 #5
108 day turnaround
6th New Shepard recovery attempt
5th successful New Shepard recovery
5th consecutive successful New Shepard landing and recovery

Mission Details

Mission 6

Mission 6 was an inflight escape test for the Crew Capsule prototype. The capsule successfully demonstrated its ability to escape from the New Shepard vehicle at the point of maximum aerodynamic pressure in the event of an anomaly.

Suborbital

Location

Launch Site One, West Texas, Texas, USA

Stats

Blue Origin

6th mission
4th mission of 2016
6th successful mission

New Shepard

6th mission
4th mission of 2016
6th successful mission