{"id":22119,"date":"2022-09-13T01:58:27","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T17:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/when-is-the-next-blue-origin-new-shepard-rocket-launch\/"},"modified":"2022-09-13T01:58:27","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T17:58:27","slug":"when-is-the-next-blue-origin-new-shepard-rocket-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/when-is-the-next-blue-origin-new-shepard-rocket-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"When is the next Blue Origin New Shepard rocket launch?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Update:<\/strong> NS-23 launch but encountered an anomaly in flight and the capsule aborted shortly after Max-Q (moment of highest aerodynamic pressure). Read more about the issue here.<\/em><\/p>\n

The next New Shepard launch is NS-23<\/h2>\n

On September 12, Blue Origin plans to launch 36 payloads from universities, NASA, and more from its West Texas launch site. New Shepard launches last about 10 minutes and will expose the payloads to zero gravity long enough to gain research in that sort of environment. Unlike sounding rockets, New Shepard offers a pressurized compartment that is recoverable post-launch, allowing researchers to easily retrieve their samples.<\/p>\n

Some of Blue Origin NS-23\u2019s payloads<\/h3>\n
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  • AMPES: <\/strong>Infinity Fuel Cell\u2019s AMPES experiment demonstrates the operation of hydrogen fuel cell technology in microgravity. The company is collaborating with NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston to develop a scalable, modular, and flexible power and energy product utilizing new manufacturing methods to reduce cost and improve reliability. The technology could be used for lunar rovers, surface equipment, and habitats. NASA\u2019s Space Technology Mission Directorate Tipping Point program provided funding.<\/li>\n
  • ASSET-1:<\/strong> ASSET is a testbed designed to study the strength of planetary soils, called regolith, under different gravity conditions. ASSET-1 is the experiment\u2019s first flight on New Shepard and will be tested in microgravity to help determine the soil strength of asteroids, for example. ASSET and its future iterations can also be used to study parameters such as particle sizes and different loading conditions. This experimental payload was developed by Honeybee Robotics in Altadena, Calif., which was acquired by Blue Origin earlier this year, and is funded by NASA\u2019s Flight Opportunities program. <\/li>\n
  • BISS:<\/strong> Principal investigators Rob Ferl and Anna-Lisa Paul adapted technology that was originally designed for the International Space Station to suborbital uses with their experiment, \u201cBiological Imaging in Support of Suborbital Science\u201d (BISS). Through hardware developments and enhancing the way data is collected during the spaceflight, the FLEX fluorescence imaging system enables increasingly precise and dynamic understanding of biological responses to suborbital missions. This will be the fifth flight of the technology development series on New Shepard and includes science collaboration with the University of Wisconsin. Funding was provided by the NASA Flight Opportunities and Biological and Physical Sciences programs. <\/li>\n
  • CFOSS:<\/strong> CFOSS is a space-rated Fiber Optic Sensing System (FOSS) technology to measure temperature and strain data to accelerate technology readiness levels before a low-Earth orbit launch. Developed at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center, this experiment will be the first spaceflight for NASA\u2019s fiber optics-based instrumentation for structural health monitoring. These measurements can enable the monitoring of additional parameters such as structural deformation and cryogenic liquid level estimations.<\/li>\n
  • ENGARTBOX:<\/strong> ENGARTBOX is a project that integrates engineering, science, and art by attempting to overcome the engineering and scientific challenges of producing a painting in a non-gravity environment. The payload was developed by students and teachers at Anatolia College in Thessaloniki, Greece, in the new Anna Papageorgiou STEM Center of the school, in conjunction with Dr. Takis Papadopoulos. The experiment is sponsored by \u0392\u0395\u03a4\u0391 CAE and Higas, and managed by Dr. Olympia Kyriopoulos from OLYMPIASPACE.<\/li>\n
  • WoS (Wings of Steel)<\/strong>:<\/strong> A group of six high school students from NeoCity Academy in Kissimmee, Florida, is sending a three-minute experiment into microgravity to test the effects of gravity on ultrasonic sound waves. Investigating ultrasonic sound waves and their behavior in space could lead to further future discoveries about other types of waves. <\/li>\n
  • JANUS-APL:<\/strong> The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) will mount its JANUS payload on the New Shepard Propulsion Module for the first time to measure conditions outside the crew capsule and enable access to the space environment. This new capability will provide important insight into a critical but difficult to study region of Earth\u2019s atmosphere as well as facilitate lower cost instrument\/technology testing for missions to Earth\u2019s orbit and beyond. APL already has multiple follow-on flights on New Shepard to expand this capability to accommodate telescopes, cameras, and the deployment of very small sensors. <\/li>\n
  • WAX CASTING:<\/strong> The Wax Casting experiment will test how cleaner propellants such as paraffin and beeswax can be fabricated in space in the future. The goal of the experiment is to visualize what happens when two liquids, melted candle wax and a similar liquid called Heptadecane, are rotated. By rotating these liquids in tubes, researchers can begin to understand how a process to form wax into fuel grains could be effective in future hybrid propulsion systems that combine solid fuel with gaseous oxidizers. Many traditional solid space fuels are harmful to people and the environment, while wax is affordable and non-toxic. The payload was developed by researchers at the MIT Media Lab\u2019s Space Enabled Research Group with support from Tec-Masters, Inc. of Huntsville, AL. Funding was provided by NASA\u2019s Space Technology Mission Directorate. <\/li>\n
  • T-2 Mission: <\/strong>Titan Space Technologies is testing their latest advanced AI capabilities on this mission by continuously analyzing data across multiple sensors and adapting their experiment in real time. These results will help Titan advance the development of their AI-powered platform for space experimentation. Titan designed and executed the payload in fewer than 60 days.<\/li>\n
  • VARD:<\/strong> The VARD payload will demonstrate a novel sensor that measures the volume of liquid in a flexible bladder in microgravity. The sensor and payload were developed at Creare and tested in collaboration with the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. Funding to develop the sensor was provided by NASA\u2019s Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program.<\/li>\n
  • Postcards-in-Space:<\/strong> Like previous missions, postcards created through Blue Origin\u2019s Club for the Future will hitch a ride to space and back. You can learn more about this opportunity through the charity\u2019s website.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    How to watch Blue Origin\u2019s next New Shepard launch<\/h2>\n

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    Blue Origin usually live streams its New Shepard launches from Van Horne, Texas. For non-crewed flights, coverage usually starts not long before launch and will remain live for the entire launch and landing process. If there are delays due to weather or the rocket, Blue Origin will keep the feed live, however commentary about what the problem is not likely.<\/p>\n

    List of New Shepard launches<\/h2>\n
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    Mission Name<\/th>\nLaunch Date<\/th>\nNotes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    NS-0<\/td>\nOctober 19, 2015<\/td>\nPad abort test of the New Shepard capsule.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    NS-1<\/td>\nApril 29, 2015<\/td>\nFirst flight of the New Shepard rocket, booster crashed during landing.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    NS-2<\/td>\nNovember 23, 2015<\/td>\nFirst New Shepard launch to 100 km and successful booster landing.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    NS-3<\/td>\nJanuary 22, 2016<\/td>\nSecond New Shepard sub-orbital spaceflight, first with a reused booster.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    NS-4<\/td>\nApril 2, 2016<\/td>\nThird suborbital New Shepard spaceflight.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    NS-5<\/td>\nJune 19, 2016<\/td>\nFirst live webcast by Blue Origin.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    NS-6<\/td>\nOctober 5, 2016<\/td>\nSuccessful test of the New Shepard\u2019s in-flight abort system.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    NS-7<\/td>\nDecember 12, 2017<\/td>\nFirst flight of the New Shepard Crew Capsule 2.0.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    NS-8<\/td>\nApril 29, 2018<\/td>\nThe eight suborbital launch.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    NS-9<\/td>\nJuly 18, 2018<\/td>\nCarried a mannequin and tested New Shepard\u2019s in-flight abort system at high altitude.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    NS-10<\/td>\nJanuary 23, 2019<\/td>\nFlight of eight NASA research and technology payloads.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    NS-11<\/td>\nMay 2, 2019<\/td>\nFlew 38 microgravity research payloads.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    NS-12<\/td>\nDecember 11, 2019<\/td>\nBesides commercial, government, and educational research projects, this mission flew postcards from Club for the Future.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    NS-13<\/td>\nOctober 13, 2020<\/td>\nTwelve research payloads, including a NASA payload to study lunar landing for the Artemis program.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    NS-14<\/td>\nJanuary 14, 2021<\/td>\nFirst flight of RSS First Steps, first qualification flight for crewed missions.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    NS-15<\/td>\nApril 14, 2021<\/td>\nPre-flight human passenger process test, four Blue Origin employees were loaded into the New Shepard before launch but did not fly.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    NS-16<\/td>\nJuly 20, 2021<\/td>\nFirst crewed flight of Blue Origin\u2019s New Shepard rocket, including first paying customer to fly:
    \u2013 Jeff Bezos
    \u2013 Mark Bezos
    \u2013 Wally Funk
    \u2013 Oliver Daemen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    NS-17<\/td>\nAugust 25, 2021<\/td>\nUncrewed, flew 18 research payloads, another NASA mission to test lunar landing, and an art installation outside the capsule.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    NS-18<\/td>\nOctober 13, 2021<\/td>\nSecond crewed flight of three customers and a Blue Origin employee:
    \u2013 Chris Boshuizen
    \u2013 Glen de Vries
    \u2013 William Shatner
    \u2013 Audrey Powers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    NS-19<\/td>\nDecember 11, 2021<\/td>\nFirst crewed flight of six, four customers and two invited guests (Strahan and Churchley).
    \u2013 Lane Bess
    \u2013 Cameron Bess
    \u2013 Evan Dick
    \u2013 Laura Shepard Churchley
    \u2013 Michael Strahan
    \u2013 Dylan Taylor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    NS-20<\/td>\nMarch 31, 2022<\/td>\nFourth crewed New Shepard launch:
    \u2013 Marty Allen
    \u2013 Sharon Hagle
    \u2013 Marc Hagle
    \u2013 Jim Kitchen
    \u2013 George Nield
    \u2013 Gary Lai<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    NS-21<\/td>\nJune 4, 2022<\/td>\nFifth crewed New Shepard launch, first repeat customer:
    \u2013 Evan Dick
    \u2013 Katya Echazarreta
    \u2013 Hamish Harding
    \u2013 Victor Correa Hespanha
    \u2013 Jaison Robinson
    \u2013 Victor Vescovo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    NS-22<\/td>\nAugust 4, 2022<\/td>\nSixth crewed New Shepard launch
    \u2013 Coby Cotton
    \u2013 M\u00e1rio Ferreira
    \u2013 Vanessa O\u2019Brien
    \u2013 Clint Kelly III
    \u2013 Sara Sabry
    \u2013 Steve Young<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    NS-23<\/td>\nSeptember 12, 2022<\/td>\nUncrewed, planned to carry scientific payloads to edge of space. Engine failed during Max-Q.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n

    When is the next Blue Origin New Shepard launch?<\/strong> <\/p>\n

    The next launch for Blue Origin\u2019s suborbital New Shepard rocket is set for September 12, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. CDT. It will carry 36 payloads from universities, NASA, and other institutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Update: NS-23 launch but encountered an anomaly in flight and the capsule aborted shortly after Max-Q (moment of highest aerodynamic pressure). Read more about the issue here. The next New Shepard launch is NS-23 On September 12, Blue Origin plans to launch 36 payloads from universities, NASA, and more from its West Texas launch site. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22119"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22119"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22119\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}