Blue Origin NS-25

USA / Blue Origin

Blue Origin sub-orbital Flight nº: 25

US/Blue Origin manned Flight nº: 7


Launch, orbit & landing data:

Designation none
Launch date - time 19 May 2024 - 14:35:09 UTC
Launch site Corn Ranch, LS-1
Launch vehicle  New Shepard (NS-4-F10)
Spacecraft RSS First Step F9
Manufacturer / Pêrator Blue Origin
Mass (kg) 12519 kg??
Crew  6
Earth flight:
   Apogee 107 km
Landing date Capsule - time 19 May 2024 - 14:45:02 UTC
Landing location Corn Ranch
Mission type Sub-orbital human spaceflight, Apogee: 107 km
Flight Duration (d:hr:min) 9 min, 53 sec
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Launched Crew (6 pers.):

Nr. Name Job Duration Nbr flights
1  Angel, Mason (US)  Tourist  9 min, 53 sec  First
2  Chiron, Sylvain (France)  Tourist  9 min, 53 sec  First
3  Dwight, Ed (US)  Tourist  9 min, 53 sec  First
4  Hess, Kenneth (US)  Tourist  9 min, 53 sec  First
5  Schaller, Carol (US)  Tourist  9 min, 53 sec  First
6  Thotakura, Gopichand (India)  Tourist  9 min, 53 sec  First

Note: Ed Dwight is often cited as the first African-American astronaut candidate. He made it to the second round of a 1961 Air Force program from which NASA selected astronauts, but was not selected. When he eventually flew as a space tourist on the Blue Origin suborbital flight at age 90 years, 253 days, he became the oldest person to reach space.

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