NS-21

Hamish Harding

• Birthday: 06/24/1964
• Role: Tourist
• Nationality: United Kingdom
• First Flight: 06/04/2022
• Last Flight: 06/04/2022

Hamish was Chairman of Action Aviation, a business jet brokerage company he founded in 2004, and also a business jet pilot. I...

Jaison Robinson

• Role: Tourist
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 06/04/2022
• Last Flight: 06/04/2022

Jaison founded JJM Investments, a commercial real estate company, and co-founded Dream Variations Ventures (DVV) with his wif...

Katya Echazarreta

• Role: Tourist
• Nationality: Mexico
• First Flight: 06/04/2022
• Last Flight: 06/04/2022

Katya was born in Guadalajara, Mexico. She is the co-host of the YouTube series "Netflix IRL" and "Electric Ka...

Victor Correa Hespanha

• Role: Tourist
• Nationality: Brazil
• First Flight: 06/04/2022
• Last Flight: 06/04/2022

Victor is a civil production engineer from Minas Gerais (Brazil).

Victor Vescovo

• Role: Tourist
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 06/04/2022
• Last Flight: 06/04/2022

Victor is a co-founder of private equity investment firm Insight Equity. He has completed the “Explorer’s Grand Slam,” ...

Evan Dick

• Role: Tourist
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 12/11/2021
• Last Flight: 06/04/2022

Evan Dick is an engineer, investor, and Managing Member of Dick Holdings, LLC. Evan formerly served as Senior Vice President ...

Mission

NS-21

• Type: Tourism
• Orbit: Suborbital

NS-21 is the fifth crewed New Shepard flight, carrying six passengers.

Location

West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch

Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA

West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch has witnessed the launch of 29 rockets, including 0 orbital launch attempts. While Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA, has been the site for 29 rocket launches.

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.

Rocket

Blue Origin New Shepard

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.

Learn more about the New Shepard

Core NS-4

NS4 has landed at Corn Ranch Landing Pad after its seventh flight. Booster NS-4 last launched 11/22/2024 and has seen 12 successful launches and landings. New Shepard vehicle #4 is the fourth flight vehicle of the New Shepard suborbital rocket. It was used for Blue Origin's first crewed launches.

A sonic boom is likely to occur a few minutes after launch as the booster returns to the launch site. Be prepared for a loud but thrilling experience! Learn more about rocket launch sonic booms

Corn Ranch Landing Pad, West Texas - CR

New Shepard landing site.

Return to Launch Site - RTLS

A return to launch site usually means that after stage separation the booster flips and does a burn back towards the launch site, landing near where it initially launched from.

Agency

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.