Status
Suborbital
Failure
NS-23
Launch Time
Mon Sep 12, 2022 14:26 UTC
Mon Sep 12, 2022 14:26 UTC
BE-3 booster engine shutdown at T+1:05 after engine nozzle suffered thermo-structural failure, caused by recent design changes made to the engine’s boundary layer cooling system. Launch escape system was activated and the capsule landed nominally.
First and only failure of New Shepard so far.
Rocket
Vehicles
Mission Details
NS-23
NS-23 flew 36 payloads from academia, research institutions, and students across the globe. Two of the payloads flew on the exterior of the New Shepard booster for ambient exposure to the space environment. Eighteen of the payloads on this flight are funded by NASA, primarily by the Flight Opportunities program.
Suborbital
Location
Launch Site One, West Texas, Texas, USA
Stats
Blue Origin
23rd mission
4th mission of 2022
1st failed mission
New Shepard
23rd mission
4th mission of 2022
1st failed mission