After successful completion of the Flight Readiness Evaluation this morning, the mission operations team has given the “Go” to proceed to launch tomorrow. Liftoff of New Shepard is slated for 8:45 am CST / 14:45 UTC. Weather for the launch is currently favorable.
Today, lead flight director Steve Lanius sat down with webcast host and director of New Shepard mission operations, Laura Stiles, to provide a status update on the NS-19 mission. Check it out.
Live launch coverage of NS-19 begins on BlueOrigin.com at T-90 minutes. Follow Blue Origin on Twitter to stay up to date on all mission details.
December 8, 2021
Due to forecasted winds on Thursday, December 9 and Friday, December 10, the New Shepard launch team has made the call to delay the launch of NS-19 to Saturday, December 11. Liftoff from Launch Site One is targeted for 8:45am CST / 14:45 UTC.
The team has completed Flight Readiness Review and confirmed the vehicle has met all mission requirements for launch. Astronauts will complete training today and weather remains as the only gating factor for launch.
Live launch coverage of NS-19 begins on BlueOrigin.com at T-90 minutes. Follow Blue Origin on Twitter, to stay up to date on all mission details.
Source: Blue Origin
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