Launch Library 2 Booster

NS-2

New Shepard.

retiredFlight provenSource: Launch Library 2

License: Unknown•Single-use

LL2 flights

Tracked missions

Landing record

5/5

Fastest turnaround

59d 22h

Recovery links

Booster Details

The New Shepard 2 or NS2, made five successful flights in 2015 and 2016, being retired after its fifth flight in October 2016. It was the first booster which Blue Origin successfully landed and reused.

Serial: NS-2
Configuration: New Shepard
Manufacturer: Unavailable
Landing success: 100%
First flight: Nov 23, 2015
Last flight: Oct 05, 2016

Data Provenance

Booster fields on this page come from locally stored Launch Library 2 catalog and launcher-launch join records.

LL2 launcher ID: 62
Last catalog fetch: Mar 01, 2026, 12:37 PM UTC

Recovery & reuse

Booster reuse profile

Landing and reuse context comes from stored Launch Library 2 launcher records, with SpaceX drone-ship assignment links shown when local recovery mapping is available.

0 recovery-linked missions

Attempted landings: 5
Successful landings: 5
Landing success: 100%
Fastest turnaround: 59d 22h

Upcoming Missions

0 items

No upcoming linked launches in the local catalog.

Mission History

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No completed linked launches in the local catalog.