Blue Origin completed its tenth human spaceflight and the 30th flight for the New Shepard program. Also, they conducted the tenth crewed flight of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle on Feb. 25, carrying six people, one of whom remained at least semi-anonymous. It has lifted off from Launch Site One in West Texas. The New Shepard launch window opens at 9:30 AM CST / 15:30 UTC. The webcast on BlueOrigin.com will start at T-35 minutes.
The astronaut crew included:
- Lane Bess, an investor who previously flew on the NS-19 New Shepard flight in December 2021;
- Jesús Calleja, a Spanish television host and adventurer;
- Elaine Chia Hyde, owner of a Chicago media company and another company working on “AI-assisted media products”;
- Richard Scott, a physician and chief executive of a medical company; and
- Tushar Shah, a partner and co-head of research at a hedge fund.
And an undisclosed sixth crew member. Lane flew for the second time, the fourth New Shepard customer to do so. Including today’s crew, New Shepard has now flown 52 people into space, including repeat astronauts.
“There’s nothing like seeing the diversity among our crews, and this mission brought together people from all over the world—scientists, doctors, entrepreneurs, and adventurers,” said Phil Joyce, Senior Vice President, New Shepard. “It’s always inspiring to hear their unique perspectives about the life-changing impact of seeing Earth from space. Huge thanks to our customers for supporting our mission to build a road to space for the benefit of Earth.”
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