Launch details
New Shepard | NS-28
Launch details
New Shepard | NS-28
Blue Origin
Commercial • USA
West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch
Corn Ranch
Nov 22 at 09:30am
Launchpad time•-0600
Nov 22 at 03:30pm
Your local time•+0000
Current status
Go for Launch
New Shepard
Launch vehicle
Get notification
24 hours before launch
Get notification
1 hour before launch
Note: For all launches the scheduled launch dates and times are subject to change due to weather, equipment, crew and other factors.
Mission description
Twenty-eighth flight of New Shepard carrying six passengers.
— NS-28
Livestream
Attending a launch in person
Not open to the public. Blue Origin advise that they do not recommend people try to view their launches in person. Road closures by local law enforcement are used to eliminate potential viewing areas. The closest point on nearby Highway 54 is about 8 kilometers from the launch pad but it's difficult to say how much of the road will be closed on launch day.
How to get there
The closest commercial airport is El Paso International Airport in El Paso, Texas.
Driving from the airport it'll take 2 hours to get to nearby Van Horn and then a further 30 minutes to Corn Ranch.
Accomodation
Nearby hotels in Van Horn.
Nearby parking
Parking not available on-site.
Agency details
Blue Origin is a private aerospace company founded by Jeff Bezos, aiming to make space travel more accessible through reusable rockets. Its New Shepard suborbital rocket is designed for space tourism, while the New Glenn orbital rocket is in development for more extensive missions, emphasizing sustainable spaceflight.