Blue Origin NS-15: New Shepard launch and landing, 14 April 2021

The New Shepard reusable launch system was launched from and landed at Blue Origin’s Launch Site One in West Texas, on 14 April 2021, at 16:50 UTC (11:50 CDT). During the mission, astronaut operational exercises were conducted in preparation for human space flight. One of the six seats of the crew capsule was occupied by Mannequin Skywalker. NS-15 is the second mission, launch and landing, for this New Shepard launch vehicle. Credit: Blue Origin #NewShepard