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Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

13:30:00

Monday April 14, 2025

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New Shepard's eleventh crewed flight. The 6-person crew consists of Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyen, Gayle King, Katy Perry, Kerianne Flynn, and Lauren Sánchez.

Suborbital

Rocket

Active

New Shepard

Active Since 2015

Agency

Blue Origin

Rocket

Height: 18m

Liftoff Thrust

490 Kilonewtons

Stages

2

Reuse

North Landing Pad

NS5

Flight #3

69 day turnaround

New Shepard recoveries

31st recovery attempt

29th successful recovery

8th consecutive successful landing and recovery

Texas Desert

RSS Kármán Line

Flight #2

173 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

31st

Mission

3rd

Mission of 2025

Blue Origin

32nd

Mission

4th

Mission of 2025