Blue Origin NS-25
Mission type | Crewed sub-orbital spaceflight |
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Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | RSS First Step |
Manufacturer | Blue Origin |
Crew | |
Crew size | 6 |
Members |
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Start of mission | |
Launch date | 19 May 2024, 13:30 UTC (Planned) |
Rocket | New Shepard (NS4) |
Launch site | Corn Ranch, LS-1 |
Contractor | Blue Origin |
End of mission | |
Landing date | 19 May 2024 |
Landing site | Corn Ranch |
Blue Origin NS-25 is a sub-orbital spaceflight mission, operated by Blue Origin, which will launch in 19 May 2024 using the New Shepard rocket.[1][2]
NS-25 will be the first crewed New Shepard flight since NS-22 in August 2022. The New Shepard fleet was grounded following a September 2022 engine failure on an uncrewed mission. The vehicle resumed flight in December 2023.[3]
Crew[edit]
Position | Crew | |
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Tourist | Mason Angel First spaceflight | |
Tourist | Sylvain Chiron First spaceflight | |
Tourist | Ed Dwight First spaceflight | |
Tourist | Kenneth Hess First spaceflight | |
Tourist | Carol Schaller First spaceflight | |
Tourist | Gopi Thotakura First spaceflight |
References[edit]
- ^ "New Shepard's 25th Mission Includes America's First Black Astronaut Candidate". Blue Origin. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ Mike Wall (2024-04-04). "Blue Origin will launch Ed Dwight, the 1st-ever Black astronaut candidate, to space on next New Shepard rocket flight". Space.com. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ Foust, Jeff (2024-04-05). "Blue Origin to resume crewed New Shepard flights". SpaceNews. Retrieved 2024-04-08.