Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket lifts with the NS-21 crew from Launch Site One in West Texas on June 4, 2022.effort. The mission, known as NS-25, will lift off from Blue Origin's West Texas site during a window that opens at 9:30 a.m. EDT .vehicle, which consists of a rocket and a capsule. Both of these elements are reusable; the rocket lands vertically not long after liftoff, while the crew-carrying capsule touches down under parachutes.against the blackness of space.
As its name suggests, NS-25 will be the 25th New Shepard liftoff to date. But it will be just the seventh crewed launch for the vehicle, which also conducts robotic research missions.
Another suborbital tourism mission will launch a few weeks after NS-25, if all goes according to plan. Blue Origin's main competitor in this space,to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more! And if you have a news tip, correction or comment, let us know at: and joined the team in 2010. He primarily covers exoplanets, spaceflight and military space, but has been known to dabble in the space art beat.