Mission description
First crewed flight of Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket.
Launch index
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Launch Successful
New Shepard | NS-16
July 20, 2021 at 1:12 PM UTC
Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
Launch details
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West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch
Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA · 31.4229, -104.7571
- Rocket
- New Shepard
- Launch probability
- Not published
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- June 14, 2023 at 9:55 AM UTC
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New Shepard First Human Flight
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New Shepard
Height
15 m
Diameter
3.7 m
LEO capacity
0 kg
Successful launches
37
Launch complex
West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch
Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
Corn Ranch, commonly referred to as Launch Site One (LSO), is a spaceport owned and operated by Blue Origin which is located approximately 30 miles north of the town of Van Horn, Texas, United States.
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Mission updates
Liftoff!
July 20, 2021 at 1:12 PM UTC · spacevogel
New Shepard successfully completed its first crewed flight
July 20, 2021 at 1:25 PM UTC · spacevogel