NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Suborbital
Success

NS-17

Launch Time
Thu Aug 26, 2021 14:31 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

NS3

Flight #8
317 day turnaround
17th New Shepard recovery attempt
16th successful New Shepard recovery
16th consecutive successful New Shepard landing and recovery

Mission Details

NS-17

New Shepard flew a NASA lunar landing technology demonstration for a second time on the exterior of the booster, 18 commercial payloads inside the crew capsule, 11 of which are NASA-supported, and an art installation on the exterior of the capsule.

Suborbital

Location

Launch Site One, West Texas, Texas, USA

Stats

Blue Origin

17th mission
4th mission of 2021
17th successful mission

New Shepard

17th mission
4th mission of 2021
17th successful mission