Blue Origin Successfully Completes 22nd Mission to Space
Today, Blue Origin successfully completed its sixth human spaceflight and the 22nd flight for the New Shepard program. The astronaut crew included: Coby Cotton, Mário Ferreira, Vanessa O’Brien, Clint Kelly III, Sara Sabry, and Steve Young. The crew achieved three historic firsts: Sara Sabry became the first person from Egypt to fly to space. […]
Launch Alert: Blue Origin New Shepard (NS-22). Watch Here Live on August 4 at 8:30 a.m. CDT
NS-22 is Go for Launch After completion of the Launch Readiness Evaluation this morning, the New Shepard Operations and Maintenance team has given the “Go” to proceed to launch tomorrow, August 4. The NS-22 launch window opens at 8:30 a.m. CDT / 13:30 UTC from Launch Site One in West Texas with live coverage beginning […]
First Egyptian and Portuguese Astronauts to join Dude Perfect Cofounder on New Shepard’s 22nd Flight
NS-22 targets liftoff on August 4 Blue Origin has announced its sixth human flight, NS-22, will lift off from Launch Site One on Thursday, August 4. The launch window opens at 8:30 AM CDT / 13:30 UTC. The webcast will start at T-30 minutes. Meet the Crew Coby Cotton Coby is one of the five […]
Space For Humanity Will Send First Egyptian to Space Aboard Blue Origin’s NS-22 Flight
Sara Sabry is Selected as Space For Humanity’s Second Citizen Astronaut to Experience the Overview Effect Space For Humanity (S4H), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, has announced its selection committee has chosen Sara Sabry to become the organization’s second sponsored Citizen Astronaut. Sara will become the first Egyptian to fly to space when she flies aboard Blue Origin’s NS-22 […]
World View Assembles Space Flight Safety Experts from NASA, Virgin Galactic, and Blue Origin to Establish Safety Program and Technical Oversight Committee
The new team builds on World View’s existing safety protocols as the company readies for human flights in 2024 Space tourism company World View has hired three new industry experts to establish and lead a new safety program that includes the company’s testing and safety protocols ahead of human space flights starting in 2024. The […]
General Hyten Joins Blue Origin as Executive Director of Club for the Future and Strategic Advisor
Blue Origin today announced that General John Hyten (Ret.) will serve as executive director for its foundation, Club for the Future, and as a strategic advisor to senior leadership. General Hyten brings decades of experience as a space operations and acquisitions officer and held multiple assignments that included leading Air Force Space Command and U.S. Strategic Command. […]
Blue Origin New Shepard 21 Mission a Success; Watch Replay of Launch and Landing
New Shepard’s 21st mission lifted off from Launch Site One on Saturday, June 4. The crew included Evan Dick, Katya Echazarreta, Hamish Harding, Victor Correa Hespanha, Jaison Robinson, and Victor Vescovo. Learn more about the flight here: https://bit.ly/ns-21-mission-updates
Blue Origin NS-21 targets liftoff on June 4
Blue Origin today announced NS-21 will lift off from Launch Site One on Saturday, June 4. The launch window opens at 8:00 a.m. CDT / 13:00 UTC. The webcast will start at T-60 minutes. The crew includes: investor and NS-19 Astronaut Evan Dick; electrical engineer and former NASA test lead Katya Echazarreta; business jet pilot and Action Aviation Chairman Hamish Harding; civil production engineer Victor Correa Hespanha; adventurer and Dream Variation […]
New Shepard Mission NS-21 to Fly Six Customer Astronauts, Including First Mexican-Born Woman to Visit Space
Blue Origin has announced the crew flying on its NS-21 mission will include: investor and NS-19 Astronaut Evan Dick; electrical engineer and former NASA test lead Katya Echazarreta; business jet pilot and Action Aviation Chairman Hamish Harding; civil production engineer Victor Correa Hespanha; adventurer and Dream Variation Ventures co-founder Jaison Robinson; and explorer and co-founder […]
Amazon Selects Blue Origin’s New Glenn for up to 27 Project Kuiper Constellation Launches
Blue Origin today announced New Glenn has been selected for 12 launches, with options for up to 15 additional launches to deploy Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite constellation. Project Kuiper’s constellation of 3,236 advanced satellites aims to deliver high-speed, low-latency broadband service globally. The launches are manifested for a five-year period from Launch Complex 36 (LC-36) […]
