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New Shepard (NS-5) [Blue Origin] |
The New Shepard vehicle for suborbital space tourism flights consists of the Propulsion Module first stage with a single BE-3 engine and a crewed capsule. The stage is recoverable and conducts powered vertical landing at the end of the mission, while the capsule lands by three parachutes, assisted by retro-rockets at the moment of landing.
On the first flight of New Shepard to a height of about 90 km, the capsule was successfully deployed and recovered via a parachute system, while the Propulsion module was not recovered due to a hydraulics problem.
On the second flight, the booster was successfully recovered. Both capsule and booster were re-flown in January 2016 and again successfully recovered. Three more flights and recoveries were conducted. In October 2016, the booster and capsule were used for an in-flight abort test at max-Q. Again, the capsule and the booster were recovered. Both were retired after this test.
| Version | Stage 1 |
|---|---|
| New Shepard (1) | Propulsion Module / BE-3PM |
| New Shepard (2) | Propulsion Module / BE-3PM |
No: Type: Flight Date LS Payload
1 1 New Shepard (1) NS-1 #1-F1 29.04.2015 *r CR New Shepard CC1 M1 (RSS Jules Verne F2) 2 2 New Shepard (1) NS-2 #2-F1 23.11.2015 * CR New Shepard CC1 M2 (RSS Jules Verne F3) 3 3 New Shepard (1) NS-3 #2-F2 22.01.2016 * CR New Shepard CC1 M3 (RSS Jules Verne F4) 4 4 New Shepard (1) NS-4 #2-F3 02.04.2016 * CR New Shepard CC1 M4 (RSS Jules Verne F5) 5 5 New Shepard (1) NS-5 #2-F4 19.06.2016 * CR New Shepard CC1 M5 (RSS Jules Verne F6) 6 6 New Shepard (1) NS-6 #2-F5 05.10.2016 *A CR New Shepard CC1 M6 (RSS Jules Verne F7) (abort test) 7 7 New Shepard (1) NS-7 #3-F1 12.12.2017 * CR New Shepard CC2.0-1 M1 (RSS H. G. Wells F1) 8 8 New Shepard (1) NS-8 #3-F2 29.04.2018 * CR New Shepard CC2.0-1 M2 (RSS H. G. Wells F2) 9 9 New Shepard (1) NS-9 #3-F3 18.07.2018 * CR New Shepard CC2.0-1 M3 (RSS H. G. Wells F3) (high altitude abort test) 10 10 New Shepard (1) NS-10 #3-F4 23.01.2019 * CR New Shepard CC2.0-1 M4 (RSS H. G. Wells F4) 11 11 New Shepard (1) NS-11 #3-F5 02.05.2019 * CR New Shepard CC2.0-1 M5 (RSS H. G. Wells F5) 12 12 New Shepard (1) NS-12 #3-F6 11.12.2019 * CR New Shepard CC2.0-1 M6 (RSS H. G. Wells F6) 13 13 New Shepard (1) NS-13 #3-F7 13.10.2020 * CR New Shepard CC2.0-1 M7 (RSS H. G. Wells F7) 14 1 New Shepard (2) NS-14 #4-F1 14.01.2021 * CR New Shepard CC2.0-2 F1 (RSS First Step F1) 15 2 New Shepard (2) NS-15 #4-F2 14.04.2021 * CR New Shepard CC2.0-2 F2 (RSS First Step F2) 16 3 New Shepard (2) NS-16 #4-F3 20.07.2021 * CR New Shepard CC2.0-2 F3 (RSS First Step F3) 17 14 New Shepard (1) NS-17 #3-F8 26.08.2021 * CR New Shepard CC2.0-1 M8 (RSS H. G. Wells F8) 18 4 New Shepard (2) NS-18 #4-F4 13.10.2021 * CR New Shepard CC2.0-2 F4 (RSS First Step F4) 19 5 New Shepard (2) NS-19 #4-F5 05.12.2021 * CR New Shepard CC2.0-2 F5 (RSS First Step F5) 20 6 New Shepard (2) NS-20 #4-F6 21.03.2022 * CR New Shepard CC2.0-2 F6 (RSS First Step F6) 21 7 New Shepard (2) NS-21 #4-F7 04.06.2022 * CR New Shepard CC2.0-2 F7 (RSS First Step F7) 22 8 New Shepard (2) NS-22 #4-F8 04.08.2022 * CR New Shepard CC2.0-2 F8 (RSS First Step F8) 25 15 New Shepard (1) NS-23 #3-F9 12.09.2022 *F CR New Shepard CC2.0-1 M9 (RSS H. G. Wells F9) 26 9 New Shepard (2) NS-24 #4-F9 19.12.2023 * CR New Shepard CC2.0-1 M10 (RSS H. G. Wells F10) 27 10 New Shepard (2) NS-25 #4-F10 19.05.2024 * CR New Shepard CC2.0-2 F9 (RSS First Step F9) 28 11 New Shepard (2) NS-26 #4-F11 29.08.2024 * CR New Shepard CC2.0-2 F10 (RSS First Step F10) 29 12 New Shepard (2) NS-27 #5-F1 23.10.2024 * CR New Shepard CC2.0-3 F1 (RSS Krmn Line F1) 30 13 New Shepard (2) NS-28 #4-F12 22.11.2024 * CR New Shepard CC2.0-2 F11 (RSS First Step F11) 31 14 New Shepard (2) NS-29 #5-F2 04.02.2025 * CR New Shepard CC2.0-1 M11 (RSS H. G. Wells F11) 32 15 New Shepard (2) NS-30 #4-F13 25.02.2025 * CR New Shepard CC2.0-2 F12 (RSS First Step F12) 33 16 New Shepard (2) NS-31 #5-F3 14.04.2025 * CR New Shepard CC2.0-3 F2 (RSS Krmn Line F2) 32 17 New Shepard (2) NS-32 #4-F14 31.05.2025 * CR New Shepard CC2.0-2 F13 (RSS First Step F13) 34 18 New Shepard (2) NS-33 #5-F4 29.06.2025 * CR New Shepard CC2.0-3 F3 (RSS Krmn Line F3) 35 19 New Shepard (2) NS-34 #4-F15 03.08.2025 * CR New Shepard CC2.0-2 F14 (RSS First Step F14) 36 20 New Shepard (2) NS-35 #5-F5 18.09.2025 * CR New Shepard CC2.0-1 M12 (RSS H. G. Wells F12) 37 21 New Shepard (2) NS-36 #4-F16 08.10.2025 * CR New Shepard CC2.0-2 F15 (RSS First Step F15) 37 22 New Shepard (2) NS-37 #5-F6 20.12.2025 * CR New Shepard CC2.0-3 F4 (RSS Krmn Line F4) 38 23 New Shepard (2) NS-38 #4-F17 22.01.2026 * CR New Shepard CC2.0-2 F16 (RSS First Step F16) Failures: 8 (NS-6): intentional abort to test the escape system. Booster and capsule survived 25 (NS-23): apparently engine failure at T+ 1m 4sec. Capsule saved by launch escape system Launch sites: CR = Blue Origin West Texas Launch Site, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, Culberson County, Texas, USA* Suborbital F Failure r Recovery Failure A Abort
