{"id":10230,"date":"2023-12-14T17:08:14","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T09:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/blue-origins-new-shepard-rocket-set-for-return-to-flight-mission\/"},"modified":"2023-12-14T17:08:14","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T09:08:14","slug":"blue-origins-new-shepard-rocket-set-for-return-to-flight-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/blue-origins-new-shepard-rocket-set-for-return-to-flight-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Origin\u2019s New Shepard rocket set for return to flight mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Update (9:25 a.m. EST \/ 1425 UTC, Dec. 19)<\/strong>: Blue Origin is targeting its next available launch attempt, which is Dec. 19 at 10:37 AM CST \/ 16:37 UTC.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QSzi1lHaqlQ\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After more than a year of being sidelined, Blue Origin is preparing for a resurgence of its New Shepard rocket suborbital flights.<\/p>\n<p>In a social media post, the company stated that the launch window for its uncrewed return-to-flight mission dubbed NS-24 opens on Monday, Dec. 18.<\/p>\n<p>Blue Origin said this mission will feature 33 science and research payloads in addition to 38,000 postcards that are part of the company\u2019s youth outreach program, Club for the Future.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_58757\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-58757\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-58757\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220912blueorigin1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220912blueorigin1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220912blueorigin1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220912blueorigin1-678x678.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220912blueorigin1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220912blueorigin1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-58757\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blue Origin\u2019s New Shepard rocket on the launch pad ahead of the NS-23 mission. Credit: Blue Origin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The company didn\u2019t publish the manifest of individual payloads when it made the announcement, but they could include some of the 36 payloads that previously were onboard the NS-23 mission.<\/p>\n<p>In a March 2023 statement, Blue Origin said that \u201cthe Crew Capsule and all payloads onboard landed safely and will be flown again.\u201d It went on to state that its return to flight would be \u201ca re-flight of the NS-23 payloads.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to Spaceflight Now on Tuesday, a Blue Origin spokesperson said that \u201cthe majority of the NS-24 payloads are re-flights, along with a few new ones.\u201d A list of payloads flying is expected to be published after the launch.<\/p>\n<p>Blue Origin\u2019s rocket suffered a mishap back on Sept. 12, 2022, when the engine nozzle experienced a structural failure. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), following the closure of its mishap investigation said in a statement on Sept. 27, 2023, that the failure was caused by \u201chigher than expected engine operating temperatures.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_58768\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-58768\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-58768\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220912blueoriginabort-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220912blueoriginabort-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220912blueoriginabort-2-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220912blueoriginabort-2-678x542.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220912blueoriginabort-2-768x614.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-58768\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A frame-by-frame view of the apparent engine failure on Blue Origin\u2019s New Shepard booster, followed by ignition of the capsule\u2019s abort motor. Credit: Blue Origin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe FAA required Blue Origin implement 21 corrective actions to prevent mishap reoccurrence, including redesign of engine and nozzle components to improve structural performance during operation as well as organizational changes,\u201d the FAA said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring the mishap the onboard launch vehicle systems detected the anomaly, triggered an abort and separation of the capsule from the propulsion module as intended and shut down the engine,\u201d the agency added. \u201cThe capsule landed safely and the propulsion module was destroyed upon impact with the ground. All debris landed within the designated hazard area. Public safety was maintained at all times with no injuries or public property damage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The company hasn\u2019t stated when it expects to start flying missions with crew again. The last human suborbital flight was NS-22, the sixth crewed flight, on Aug. 4, 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update (9:25 a.m. EST \/ 1425 UTC, Dec. 19): Blue Origin is targeting its next available launch attempt, which is Dec. 19 at 10:37 AM CST \/ 16:37 UTC. After more than a year of being sidelined, Blue Origin is preparing for a resurgence of its New Shepard rocket suborbital flights. 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