NS-12

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

17:53:00

Wednesday December 11, 2019

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Mission Details

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New Shepard launched commercial payloads and thousands of postcards from Blue Origin's nonprofit, Club for the Future.

Suborbital

Rocket

Active

New Shepard

Active Since 2015

Agency

Blue Origin

Rocket

Height: 18m

Liftoff Thrust

490 Kilonewtons

Stages

2

Reuse

North Landing Pad

NS3

Flight #6

223 day turnaround

New Shepard recoveries

12th recovery attempt

11th successful recovery

11th consecutive successful landing and recovery

Texas Desert

RSS H. G. Wells

Flight #6

223 day turnaround

Launch Site

Launch Site One

West Texas, Texas, USA

Fastest Turnaround

20 days 23 hours

Launch Site One

West Texas, Texas, USA

Fastest Turnaround

20 days 23 hours

Stats

New Shepard

12th

Mission

3rd

Mission of 2019

Blue Origin

12th

Mission

3rd

Mission of 2019