Mission type | Uncrewed sub-orbital spaceflight |
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Mission duration | 10 minutes, 13 seconds |
Apogee | 107.06 km (66.52 mi) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | RSS H. G. Wells |
Manufacturer | Blue Origin |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 19 December 2023, 16:42:28 UTC |
Rocket | New Shepard (NS4) |
Launch site | Corn Ranch, LS-1 |
Contractor | Blue Origin |
End of mission | |
Landing date | 19 December 2023 16:52:41 UTC |
Landing site | Corn Ranch |
Blue Origin NS-24 was an uncrewed sub-orbital spaceflight mission of Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket, which launched on 19 December 2023. It was New Shepard's first flight in over a year since the failure of Blue Origin NS-23, and was Blue Origin's 24th overall flight to go into space.[1][2]