flown by Blue Origin USA

New Shepard maiden flight

Partial
APR 29201500:00:00 UTC

First flight of the New Shepard vehicle. The booster failed to land safely and was destroyed on impact, but the capsule completed a successful parachute landing and was recovered. Apogee: 93.5 km (58.1 mi).

launched from Corn Ranch

aboard New Shepard 1 NS-1 into Suborbital

Broadcast

Watch how the launch went

Vehicle components · 2

  • 01 Booster NS1
  • 02 Capsule RSS Jules Verne
    apogee 93.5 km