Blue Origin NS-25
| Mission type | Sub-orbital human spaceflight |
|---|---|
| Mission duration | 9 minutes, 53 seconds |
| Apogee | 107 km (66 mi) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | RSS First Step |
| Manufacturer | Blue Origin |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 6 |
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| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | May 19, 2024, 9:35:09 am CDT (14:35:09 UTC) |
| Rocket | New Shepard (NS4) |
| Launch site | Corn Ranch, LS-1 |
| Contractor | Blue Origin |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | May 19, 2024, 9:45:02 am CDT (14:45:02 UTC) |
| Landing site | Corn Ranch |
Blue Origin NS-25 mission patch | |
Blue Origin NS-25 was a sub-orbital spaceflight mission, operated by Blue Origin, which was launched on May 19, 2024, using the New Shepard rocket.
NS-25 was the first New Shepard flight to carry humans since NS-22 in August 2022. The New Shepard fleet was grounded following a September 2022 engine failure on a cargo mission. The vehicle resumed flight in December 2023.
NS-25 carried six passengers to a maximum altitude of 107 km (66 mi). At T+03:12, the passengers experienced weightlessness, and at T+03:31, the capsule passed the Kármán line. The booster landed seven minutes after launch, while the capsule, deploying only two of its three parachutes, touched down ten minutes after liftoff. Launch commentators assured that the capsule is designed to land safely with only two parachutes.