Following the fifth and final test flight of the NS2 booster and test capsule in October 2016, Blue Origin indicated that they were on track for flying test astronauts by the end of 2017, and beginning commercial suborbital passenger flights in 2018.[86] As of April 2021 after fifteen test flights, the company has not yet flown any humans with the rocket, but with the next mission, NS 16 planned to fly on July 20, the company has announced it will carry crew and a passenger.[87][88][4] As of now, 20 July 2021, the NS-16 flight has landed and is considered a success.