Corn Ranch

Launch Site One (LS1)
Location	Van Horn, Texas, United States
Established	2004; 20 years ago
Operator	Blue Origin
Status
Launch history
Status	Active
Launches	27
First launch	13 November 2006
Last launch	19 December 2023; New Shepard
Associated; rockets	New Shepard (active)
Landing history
Status	Active
Landings	25
First landing	13 November 2006
Last landing	19 December 2023; New Shepard
Associated; rockets	; New Shepard (active)

Corn Ranch, commonly referred to as Launch Site One (LSO), is a spaceport owned and operated by Blue Origin which is located approximately 30 miles north of the town of Van Horn, Texas, United States.

The 670-square-kilometer (165,000-acre) land was purchased by Jeff Bezos in 2004.

The company uses the spaceport for testing and

preburner

tests.

The companies first human spaceflight launched from Launch Site One (LS1) on July 20, 2021. The flight, dubbed

NS-16, carried its founder Jeff Bezos, his brother Mark Bezos, test pilot and Mercury 13 member Wally Funk, and Dutchman Oliver Daemen on a suborbital flight aboard New Shepard 4.^[1]

FAA Launch License Information

Current

launch license and experimental permits from the US government Federal Aviation Administration authorize flights of New Shepard rockets.^[2] the site became active on November 13, 2006 with the goal of providing commercial tourist flights to space.^[3]

Location

The launch pad is located at 31°25′23″N 104°45′26″W / 31.422927°N 104.757152°W / 31.422927; -104.757152, about 2.9 km (1.8 mi) north of the check-out building. The landing pad is located at 31°27′06″N 104°45′46″W / 31.4517°N 104.7628°W / 31.4517; -104.7628, about 6.1 km (3.8 mi) north of a check-out building and 3.2 km (2 mi) north of the launch pad.^[4]

References

^ Roulette, Joey (2021-07-20). "Blue Origin successfully sends Jeff Bezos and three others to space and back". The Verge. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
^ Final Supplemental Environmental Assessment for the Blue Origin West Texas Launch Site (Report). Federal Aviation Administration. February 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
^ "Space Dreams Boost Tiny Town". MSNBC.
^ "Final Environmental Assessment for the Blue Origin West Texas Commercial Launch Site" (pdf). faa.gov. August 2006. Retrieved 2022-03-25.

[1] Roulette, Joey (2021-07-20). "Blue Origin successfully sends Jeff Bezos and three others to space and back". The Verge. Retrieved 2022-03-26.

[:0-2] Final Supplemental Environmental Assessment for the Blue Origin West Texas Launch Site (Report). Federal Aviation Administration. February 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2015.

[3] "Space Dreams Boost Tiny Town". MSNBC.

[4] "Final Environmental Assessment for the Blue Origin West Texas Commercial Launch Site" (pdf). faa.gov. August 2006. Retrieved 2022-03-25.

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v t e Blue Origin
Vehicles	Charon Goddard New Shepard Propulsion modules Tail 1 ^‡ Tail 2 ^† Tail 3 ^‡ Tail 4 Capsules Jules Verne ^† H.G. Wells First Step New Glenn ^* Blue Moon ^* Blue Ring ^* LPV
Rocket engines	BE-1 ^† BE-2 ^† BE-3 BE-4 BE-7 ^*
Spaceflights	NS-15 NS-16 NS-17 NS-18 NS-19 NS-20 NS-21 NS-22 NS-23^X NS-24 NS-25
Facilities	Headquarters Kent, Washington Corn Ranch Launch Complex 36 Cape Canaveral
Key people	Jeff Bezos (founder) Robert Smith (CEO) Jeffrey Ashby (chief of mission assurance) Nicholas Patrick (human integration architect)
Related	Commercial astronaut Billionaire space race Blue Origin v. United States & Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
* – denotes unflown vehicles or engines † – denotes retired vehicles, engines, products ‡ – denotes destroyed vehicles ^X – denotes failed flight