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NS-29

New Shepard

Blue Origin

Launch Status
Success

Mission


NS-29

  • Type: Suborbital
  • Orbit: Suborbital

NS-29 will simulate the Moon’s gravity and fly 30 payloads, all but one of which is focused on testing lunar-related technologies.

The payloads will experience at least two minutes of lunar gravity forces, a first for New Shepard and made possible in part through support from NASA. The flight will test six broad lunar technology areas: In-situ resource utilization, dust mitigation, advanced habitation systems, sensors and instrumentation, small spacecraft technologies, and entry descent and landing. Proving out these technologies at lower cost is another step toward Blue Origin’s mission to lower the cost of access to space for the benefit of Earth. It also enables NASA and other lunar surface technology providers to test innovations critical to achieving Artemis program goals and exploring the Moon’s surface.

The New Shepard crew capsule is using its Reaction Control System (RCS) to spin up to approximately 11 revolutions per minute. This spin rate simulates one-sixth Earth gravity at the midpoint of the crew capsule lockers. In simulated lunar gravity, customers can accelerate their learning and technology readiness for lunar payloads at much lower cost.

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.

West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch

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.

New Shepard

Landing


Core NS-5

Booster NS-5 last launched 02/04/2025 and has seen 2 successful launches and landings. 5th New Shepard booster.

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.

NS-5

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.

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Ken & Judy O' Neill
Ken & Judy O' Neill
11 days ago

GO GLENN.!

C Ray Sporleder
C Ray Sporleder
10 days ago

Please let me stop ALL Blue Origin
Launches. Please!

Rocket Monkey
Rocket Monkey
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Reply to  C Ray Sporleder
10 days ago

Why do you want to stop all Blue Origin launches?

Wheels
Wheels
9 days ago

Where is the video feed?

Rocket Monkey
Rocket Monkey
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9 days ago
Ken & Judy O' Neill
Ken & Judy O' Neill
9 days ago

STILL WAITING .

Andrew
Andrew
Reply to  Ken & Judy O' Neill
2 days ago

cool