RSS First Step

RSS First Step
TypeSpace capsule
ClassNew Shepard crew capsule
OwnerBlue Origin
ManufacturerBlue Origin
Specifications
RocketNew Shepard
History
LocationVan Horn, Texas
First flight
  • 20 July 2021
  • Blue Origin NS-14
Last flight
  • Active
Flights9
New Shepard crew capsules

RSS First Step (Reusable Space Ship First Step) is a New Shepard space capsule, built and operated by American spaceflight company Blue Origin.[1] It is the third New Shepard capsule to fly to space, and the first to fly passengers. Its first flight was the NS-14 mission, which reached an altitude of 107 km (66 mi) on 14 January 2021.[2]

  1. ^ Burghardt, Thomas (14 January 2021). "Blue Origin tests New Shepard capsule upgrades on NS-14 mission". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Blue Origin's New Shepard spaceship aces uncrewed rehearsal for crewed space trips". GeekWire. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2022.