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 (48 km) north of the town of Van Horn, Texas, United States.
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.
[3] Current launch license and experimental permits from the US government Federal Aviation Administration authorize flights of New Shepard rockets.
[4] The site became active on November 13, 2006 with the goal of providing commercial tourist flights to space.
[5] 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.