Blue Horizons Aerospace Sets Launch Period and Windows for November Launch Attempt of Insight Research Mission 2

NEW YORK, New York, September 23, 2024 – Blue Horizons Aerospace, LLC (BHA) is targeting Friday, November 29, 2024, for the opening of a three-day launch period for the first launch attempt of Insight Research Mission 2 (IRM-2). This integrated test of BHA’s advanced Block 2 configuration of the Insight Test Vehicle (ITV-2) marks the second of three missions under the Insight Program, focusing on validating advanced vehicle systems, including the Descent Airbrake Guidance System (DAGS). IRM-2 will launch from BHA Launch Site 1 in Moville, Iowa.

BHA has set the launch period for IRM-2—the number of days in which the mission could launch—to commence on November 29 and extend through December 1, with a single discrete launch opportunity each day. The three daily launch windows will open at 9:00 a.m. CT and close at 4:00 p.m. Following the IRM-2 Flight Readiness Review, BHA managers will target and confirm a specific launch opportunity in the weeks prior to launch.

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Founded in 2022 and headquartered in New York, New York, Blue Horizons Aerospace, LLC (BHA) is an aerospace company developing, innovating, and advancing today's technologies and systems to deliver tomorrow's capabilities. Currently, a leading innovator in amateur rocketry, BHA is dedicated to offering suborbital launch services to commercial customers by 2030. Our future launch services will enable commercial customers to test and validate supersonic vehicles and various advanced payloads. With a dedicated team across the United States, we are united by a shared passion for exploration and technological advancement.