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Blue OriginLaunch SuccessfulSuborbitalNew Shepard
Launched 2021-01-14 17:19 UTCWest Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch, Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
Success
Reached Suborbital
Landed
NS-4 Landed
The first stage landed at Corn Ranch Landing Pad, West Texas, on its 1st flight.
Blue Origin
1st
launch this year
West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
93 d 3 h
since the pad's previous launch
For this mission, the New Shepard crew capsule will be outfitted with upgrades for the astronaut experience as the program nears human space flight. The upgrades include improvements to environmental features such as acoustics and temperature regulation inside the capsule, crew display panels, and speakers with a microphone and push-to-talk button at each seat. The mission will also test a number of astronaut communication and safety alert systems. The capsule will be outfitted with six seats, including one occupied by Mannequin Skywalker.
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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Landings
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added launch
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Height
15m
Diameter
3.7m
Liftoff thrust
490kN
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