NS-23

Launch Failure

Liftoff Time (GMT)

14:26:00

Monday September 12, 2022

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Launch Notes

BE-3 booster engine shutdown at T+1:05 after engine nozzle suffered thermo-structural failure, caused by recent design changes made to the engine’s boundary layer cooling system. Launch escape system was activated and the capsule landed nominally. First and only failure of New Shepard so far.

NS-23

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NS-23 flew 36 payloads from academia, research institutions, and students across the globe. Two of the payloads flew on the exterior of the New Shepard booster for ambient exposure to the space environment. Eighteen of the payloads on this flight are funded by NASA, primarily by the Flight Opportunities program.

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36 Payloads