Blue Origin's New Shepard Rocket Successfully Returns to Flight

Unmanned Mission Carries 33 Payloads and 38,000 Postcards, Company Plans to Increase Flight Cadence in 2024

Blue Origin successfully launched its New Shepard rocket, marking its first mission since being grounded in September 2022 due to a 'thermo-structural failure of the engine nozzle'.
The unmanned mission carried 33 payloads from various institutions including NASA, and 38,000 student-written postcards.
The suborbital flight lasted 10 minutes and 13 seconds, reaching roughly 66 miles above ground and spending approximately three minutes in microgravity.
Blue Origin stated that demand for suborbital New Shepard flights 'continues to grow' and plans to increase flight frequency in 2024.
Following a thorough review of the NS-24 flight data, Blue Origin anticipates resuming crewed missions soon.