New Shepard 2

ARTIFACT — Date: 2021 | Photo by: Blue Origin

This booster made five successful flights in 2015 and 2016, being retired after its fifth flight in October 2016. In 2024, Propulsion Module (PM) 4-2, or “Tail 2,” as Blue Origin refers to its second New Shepard booster was installed at National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. as part of the new "RTX Living in the Space Age" gallery.

Type

Booster

Kind

Flown

Vehicle

New Shepard

Missions

NS-2.1
NS-2.2
NS-2.3
NS-2.4
NS-2.5

Location

National Air and Space Museum, Washington D.C.

Older Display

Location: Launch Site One, Texas
Date: 2021
Photos by: Blue Origin