Press Event

NS-16 Post-Flight Press Conference

West Texas Suborbital Launch Site New Shepard | NS-16

Blue Origin will host a press conference with New Shepard’s first astronaut crew which has successfully completed their first suborbital flight on July 20.

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New Shepard | NS-16

Blue Origin | United States of America
Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
July 20, 2021, 1:12 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

First crewed flight of Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket.

Suborbital NS-4 - Flight Proven ( ) Corn Ranch Landing Pad, West Texas
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