NS-33
New Shepard
Blue Origin
Trajectory
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Mission
NS-33
- Type: Tourism
- Orbit: Suborbital
NS-33 is the 13th crewed flight for the New Shepard program and the 33rd in its history.
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 32 rockets, including 0 orbital launch attempts. While Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA, has been the site for 32 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.
Landing
The New Shepard booster will land back on the landing pad. The booster serial number is unknown at this time. Check back for more details about the booster.
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.
