Tag: Suborbital Tourism
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New Shepard launches sixth suborbital crewed flight
Blue Origin has launched six more space tourists to space onboard New Shepard for the NS-22 mission. The suborbital mission lifted off on August 4 at 8:57 AM CDT (13:57 UTC) from Blue Origin’s Launch Site One located near the town of Van Horn, Texas. The crew consisted of Coby Cotton, Mário Ferreira, Vanessa O’Brien,…
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Blue Origin launches NS-21 suborbital flight with six passengers
Blue Origin’s New Shepard system for launching tourists and experiments on short, suborbital journeys into space conducted its fifth crewed flight. After a delay last month to fix a backup system that was not meeting performance expectations, NS-21 is scheduled to launch on Saturday, June 4th at 8:25 AM Central Daylight Time (13:25 UTC). The…
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To the Final Frontier: NS-18 shepherds William Shatner, three others to edge of space
Blue Origin flew their second crewed suborbital tourism flight on their New Shepard capsule and rocket with four passengers, including Star Trek’s William Shatner. Liftoff of the NS-18 mission occurred at 09:49 AM CDT (14:49 UTC) from Blue Origin’s suborbital launch and landing facility north of Van Horn, Texas on Wednesday, October 13. The mission…