NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Suborbital
Failure

NS-23

Launch Time
Mon Sep 12, 2022 14:26 UTC

BE-3 booster engine shutdown at T+1:05 after engine nozzle suffered thermo-structural failure, caused by recent design changes made to the engine’s boundary layer cooling system. Launch escape system was activated and the capsule landed nominally.

First and only failure of New Shepard so far.

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 #9
382 day turnaround
23rd New Shepard recovery attempt
2nd failed New Shepard recovery

Mission Details

NS-23

NS-23 flew 36 payloads from academia, research institutions, and students across the globe. Two of the payloads flew on the exterior of the New Shepard booster for ambient exposure to the space environment. Eighteen of the payloads on this flight are funded by NASA, primarily by the Flight Opportunities program.

Suborbital

Location

Launch Site One, West Texas, Texas, USA

Stats

Blue Origin

23rd mission
4th mission of 2022
1st failed mission

New Shepard

23rd mission
4th mission of 2022
1st failed mission