Success
NS-18
Tourism
Blue Origin(BO)CommercialNew Shepard
Suborbit
NS-18 is the second crewed New Shepard flight, carrying 4 paying customers.
Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at 2:49 PM
Replay
Mission details
BO Mission
#18
Pad Launch
#18
Location Launch
#18
Launch Window
NET
Oct 13, 2021, 2:49 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
New Shepard Specs
The New Shepard reusable launch system is a vertical-takeoff, vertical-landing (VTVL), suborbital manned rocket that is being developed by Blue Origin as a commercial system for suborbital space tourism.
Length
15 m
Diameter
3.7 m
Launch Mass
75 t
Thrust
490 kN
LEO Capacity
0 kg
GTO Capacity
0 kg
Reusable
Yes
Maiden Flight
2015
Fastest Turnaround
20d
Total Launches
38
Successful
37
Failed
1
Consecutive Success
15
Maiden flight: Apr 29, 2015
Social Flight Log
- Oct 13, 2021, 3:13 PM
Passengers were recovered, successful flight
- Oct 13, 2021, 2:49 PM
Liftoff
- Oct 12, 2021, 6:20 PM
Adjusting T-0
Source - Oct 10, 2021, 4:27 PM
Pushed by a day due to forecasted winds.
Source - Oct 4, 2021, 4:05 PM
Targeting a launch time of 13:30 UTC per latest Blue Origin statement.
Source - Sep 27, 2021, 1:28 PM
Adding the launch
Source
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.
Timezone
America/Chicago
Local Launch Time
Oct 13, 2021, 9:49 AM
Total Launches
38
Total Landings
38
Coordinates
31.4229, -104.7572
Blue Origin
Blue Origin is an American privately funded aerospace manufacturer and spaceflight services company set up by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos with its headquarters in Kent, Washington. The company is developing technologies to enable private human access to space with the goal to dramatically lower costs and increase reliability. Blue Origin currently launches its New Shepard sub-orbital vehicle from its West Texas launch site, they are currently constructing a launch pad for their orbital vehicle New Glenn at Cape Canaveral LC-36.
Founded
2000
Administrator
CEO: Jeff Bezos
Total Launches
41
Successful
39
Failed
2
Pending
3
Consecutive Success
0