Artykuły o New Shepard

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Michael Strahan, Alan Shepard’s daughter and four others rocket into space
December 11, 2021 William Harwood [SFN]


Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin’s founder, pins the company’s astronaut wings on Laura Shepard Chesley as Michael Strahan and other crewmates look on. Credit: Blue Origin

Sixty years after her father became the first American in space, Laura Shepard Churchley, daughter of Mercury astronaut Alan Shepard, rocketed out of the lower atmosphere Saturday, joining ABC TV host Michael Strahan and four others for a thrilling 10-minute climb to space and back.

Source: https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/12/11/michael-strahan-alan-shepards-daughter-and-four-others-rocket-into-space/

Crypto entrepreneur to go to space on New Shepard
by Jeff Foust — December 23, 2021 [SN]


Justin Sun (right) was named Grenada’s permanent representative to the WTO earlier this month. He disclosed Dec. 22 he submitted the high bid for a seat on the first crewed New Shepard flight in a June auction and, after missing the flight, will go to space in late 2022. Credit: Grenada Permanent Mission to the WTO

WASHINGTON — A controversial Chinese cryptocurrency entrepreneur revealed he submitted the high bid for a seat on Blue Origin’s first crewed suborbital launch earlier this year and, after missing that flight, is buying a dedicated New Shepard flight in 2022.

Justin Sun announced Dec. 22 that he submitted the winning bid of $28 million for a seat on the July flight of New Shepard that took Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos and three others to space. The company did not disclose the winner’s identity at the time of the June 12 auction.
https://spacenews.com/crypto-entrepreneur-to-go-to-space-on-new-shepard/


Blue Origin to increase New Shepard launches in 2022
by Jeff Foust — February 18, 2022 [SN]


The six-person crew of the most recent New Shepard suborbital mission, NS-19, in December 2021. The company expects the number of people it flies in 2022 to "easily double" the 14 it launched in 2021. Credit: Blue Origin

WASHINGTON — Blue Origin expects to more than double the number of people it flies on its New Shepard suborbital system this year while adding another vehicle to its fleet.

In a presentation at the 24th Annual FAA Commercial Space Transportation Conference Feb. 17, Bob Smith, chief executive of Blue Origin, said the company saw “very robust” demand for those suborbital flights that the company is now working to meet.

Source: https://spacenews.com/blue-origin-to-increase-new-shepard-launches-in-2022/

Blue Origin flies six on first New Shepard suborbital flight of 2022
by Jeff Foust — March 31, 2022 [SN]


Blue Origin's New Shepard lifts off March 31 on the NS-20 suborbital missions. Credit: Blue Origin webcast

WASHINGTON — Blue Origin launched its New Shepard suborbital vehicle on its first flight of the year March 31, carrying six people on a brief trip to space and back.

The vehicle lifted off from the company’s Launch Site One in West Texas at 9:59 a.m. Eastern. The capsule landed under parachutes about 10 minutes later after reaching a peak altitude of approximately 107 kilometers. The booster landed on a nearby pad three minute earlier. (...)

The launch was delayed nearly an hour by several countdown holds, including one that lasted more than 45 minutes. Blue Origin didn’t disclose the reason for the extended hold other than it needed the time to complete safety checks.

The flight was the fourth crewed mission of New Shepard and the second to carry six people. Five of the people are paying customers: Marty Allen, Sharon and Marc Hagle, Jim Kitchen and George Nield. The sixth is Gary Lai, chief architect of the New Shepard system at Blue Origin. The six called themselves the “Roaring Twenties,” a reference to the NS-20 mission designation.

Allen, the Hagles and Kitchen all have business backgrounds, including founding, leading and investing in businesses from retail to real estate. Nield spent his career in the space industry, including a decade as associate administrator for commercial space transportation at the Federal Aviation Administration, which licenses New Shepard and other commercial launch vehicles.

The five were to be joined by Pete Davidson, the comedian best known for being on the cast of “Saturday Night Live.” He was announced with the other five March 14, when the mission was scheduled for launch March 23. But, three days after the announcement, Blue Origin said that Davidson would not be on the flight. Neither the company nor Davidson explained why he had dropped out of the mission.

The company announced March 21 that Davidson would be replaced by Lai, who joined Blue Origin in 2004 as one of its first 20 employees and is now senior director and chief architect for the suborbital system. He has also worked on Blue Origin’s New Glenn orbital launch vehicle, engine development programs and its Blue Moon lunar lander. (...)

Source: https://spacenews.com/blue-origin-flies-six-on-first-new-shepard-suborbital-flight-of-2022/

Blue Origin flies fourth suborbital crew mission
March 31, 2022 Stephen Clark [SFN]


Recovery teams meet Blue Origin’s crew capsule after landing in West Texas on Thursday. The New Shepard booster is visible on its landing pad in the background. Credit: Blue Origin

Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital launcher lofted six passengers, including the rocket’s chief designer, on an up-and-down flight to the edge of space Thursday.

Source: https://spaceflightnow.com/2022/03/31/blue-origin-ns-20-launch/

NS-20 New Shepard Launches, Delivers Six Crew to Edge of Space
by Ben Evans March 31, 2022 [AS]


The NS-20 crew, together with Crew Member No. 7 Sarah Knights, inspect the New Shepard vehicle prior to Thursday’s flight. Photo Credit: Blue Origin

(...) Davidson, however, has become a figure of some controversy in recent months, not least in light of his relationship with Kim Kardashian and a very public spat earlier this spring with the rapper Kanye West.

In his place, on 21 March Blue identified Gary Lai to occupy the sixth seat. Lai joined Blue as one of the organization’s first 20 employees, way back in March 2004, and is currently senior director and chief architect for New Shepard. Just last April, Lai and three other Blue colleagues participated in ingress/egress exercises from the New Shepard Crew Capsule before launch and after landing of the uncrewed NS-15 mission. (...)

Source: https://www.americaspace.com/2022/03/31/ns-20-new-shepard-launches-delivers-six-crew-to-edge-of-space/

New Shepard completes fifth crewed suborbital flight
by Jeff Foust — June 4, 2022 Updated 11:30 a.m. Eastern with comments from post-flight briefing. [SN]


The New Shepard crew capsule touches down in the West Texas desert at the end of the NS-21 mission that launched June 4. Credit: Blue Origin webcast

WASHINGTON — Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital vehicle performed its fifth crewed suborbital flight June 4, carrying six people including the first Mexican-born woman to go to space and the company’s first repeat customer.

New Shepard lifted off from Blue Origin’s Launch Site One in West Texas at 9:25 a.m. Eastern. The crew capsule, with six people on board, landed 10 minutes after liftoff after reaching a peak altitude of about 107 kilometers. The vehicle’s booster made a propulsive landing nearly three minutes earlier.

The six people on board included Blue Origin’s first repeat customer, Evan Dick, who flew on the NS-19 mission in December 2021. Another, Katya Echazarreta, is a former Jet Propulsion Laboratory engineer and the first Mexican-born woman to go so space. She was selected for the flight by Space for Humanity, a nonprofit organization that offers flights to space for those who cannot afford them on their own.

Other on the flight include pilot Hamish Harding; Brazilian engineer Victor Correa Hespanha, who is only the second Brazilian to go to space; businessman and adventurer Jaison Robinson; and Victor Vescovo, an explorer who has summited some of the world’s highest mountains and dived to the deepest point in the ocean, Challenger Deep.
https://spacenews.com/new-shepard-completes-fifth-crewed-suborbital-flight/

Blue Origin launches six people to suborbital space
June 4, 2022 Stephen Clark [SFN]


Blue Origin’s NS-21 gets underway with launch of a New Shepard rocket from West Texas. Credit: Blue Origin

Blue Origin’s suborbital New Shepard rocket propelled six people to an altitude of more than 60 miles over West Texas Saturday, including the first Mexican-born woman to fly to space.

The company has now flown five missions carrying 25 people to suborbital space, and aims to nearly double that figure by the end of this year, according to a host on the Blue Origin webcast Saturday. The company’s first human mission last July carried billionaire founder Jeff Bezos and three co-passengers.
https://spaceflightnow.com/2022/06/04/blue-origin-ns-21/

Blue Origin launches six more passengers to suborbital space
August 4, 2022 Stephen Clark [SFN]


Blue Origin’s New Shepard booster lifts off from West Texas on the NS-22 mission Thursday. Credit: Blue Origin

Blue Origin launched six more people on a quick, 10-minute flight to suborbital space Thursday from West Texas. A popular YouTuber and the first people from Egyptian and Portugal to fly above the internationally-recognized boundary of space were among the commercial passengers.
https://spaceflightnow.com/2022/08/04/blue-origin-ns-22-live-coverage/

https://twitter.com/DrGeorgeNield/status/1630207487356854273

New Shepard suffers in-flight abort on uncrewed suborbital flight
Jeff Foust September 12, 2022


The New Shepard capsule fired its launch abort motor to get away from its booster after a malfunction about a minute after liftoff on an uncrewed mission Sept. 12. Credit: New Shepard webcast

The New Shepard capsule fired its launch abort motor to get away from its booster after a malfunction about a minute after liftoff on an uncrewed mission Sept. 12. Credit: New Shepard webcast
PARIS — A problem with Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital vehicle caused an in-flight abort a minute after liftoff Sept. 12, causing a capsule filled with payloads but not people to fire its launch abort motor and parachute to a safe landing.

New Shepard lifted off on the NS-23 mission at 10:27 a.m. Eastern from Blue Origin’s Launch Site One in West Texas. The mission, postponed from the end of August because of bad weather at the launch site, had its liftoff delayed by nearly an hour, although the company did not disclose the reason for the holds during the countdown.
https://spacenews.com/new-shepard-suffers-in-flight-abort-on-uncrewed-suborbital-flight/

Blue Origin says still “super early” into New Shepard launch failure investigation
Jeff Foust September 14, 2022


Blue Origin's New Shepard just before its capsule fired its launch escape motor on a Sept. 12, 2022, launch. Credit: Blue Origin webcast

PARIS — A Blue Origin executive said it’s too soon to conclude what caused the failure of a New Shepard suborbital vehicle on a Sept. 12 flight, playing down any implications for the company’s New Glenn orbital rocket.
https://spacenews.com/blue-origin-says-still-super-early-into-new-shepard-launch-failure-investigation/

Congress asks for more transparency into New Shepard failure investigation
Jeff Foust September 16, 2022


The New Shepard capsule fired its launch abort motor to get away from its booster after a malfunction about a minute after liftoff on an uncrewed mission Sept. 12. Credit: New Shepard webcast

PARIS — Leaders of the House space subcommittee have asked the Federal Aviation Administration for more details on its investigation into a Blue Origin New Shepard launch accident.
https://spacenews.com/congress-asks-for-more-transparency-into-new-shepard-failure-investigation/

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Blue Origin continues investigation into New Shepard anomaly
Jeff Foust February 28, 2023


The New Shepard capsule fired its launch abort motor to get away from its booster after a malfunction about a minute after liftoff on an uncrewed mission Sept. 12. Credit: New Shepard webcast

BROOMFIELD, Colo. — Nearly six months after an in-flight anomaly on a New Shepard suborbital mission, Blue Origin says it is still investigating the mishap and has no firm schedule for resuming launches.
https://spacenews.com/blue-origin-continues-investigation-into-new-shepard-anomaly/

Blue Origin blames New Shepard mishap on engine nozzle failure
Jeff Foust March 24, 2023


Blue Origin's New Shepard just before its capsule fired its launch escape motor on a Sept. 12, 2022, launch. Credit: Blue Origin webcast

WASHINGTON — Blue Origin says it is preparing to resume flights of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle after completing an investigation into a failed launch last September.

Blue Origin announced March 24 that its investigation into the NS-23 launch concluded that the nozzle in the BE-3PM engine in the rocket’s propulsion module suffered a structural failure that caused a thrust misalignment. That triggered the abort motor in the vehicle’s crew capsule, taking it away from the propulsion module. The capsule, which carried payloads but no people on the Sept. 12 flight, landed safely under parachutes.
https://spacenews.com/blue-origin-blames-new-shepard-mishap-on-engine-nozzle-failure/

Blue Origin blames September New Shepard abort on engine nozzle failure
March 27, 2023 William Harwood STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION [SFN]


The BE-3 main engine on Blue Origin’s New Shepard booster fails about a minute after liftoff Sept. 12 on an uncrewed suborbital flight. Credit: Blue Origin

Structural failure of the nozzle at the base of a rocket engine powering an unpiloted New Shepard spacecraft toward the edge of space last September triggered a dramatic-but-safe in-flight abort, builder Blue Origin announced Friday, saying the company has identified fixes and plans to resume sub-orbital flights “soon.”

“The direct cause of the NS-23 mishap was a thermo-structural failure of the engine nozzle,” Blue Origin said in a statement. “The resulting thrust misalignment properly triggered the Crew Capsule escape system, which functioned as designed throughout the flight. The Crew Capsule and all payloads on board landed safely and will be flown again.”
https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/03/27/blue-origin-blames-september-new-shepard-abort-on-engine-nozzle-failure/

Blue Origin within a “few weeks” of resuming New Shepard flights
Jeff Foust June 6, 2023


Blue Origin’s New Shepard lifts off Aug. 44 on the NS-22 crewed suborbital flight. Credit: Blue Origin webcast

WASHINGTON — Blue Origin expects to be ready to resume launches of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle in the next few weeks as it completes its recovery from an in-flight anomaly nine months ago.
https://spacenews.com/blue-origin-within-a-few-weeks-of-resuming-new-shepard-flights/

Blue Origin CEO Smith to step down
Jeff Foust September 25, 2023


Blue Origin CEO Bob Smith (center) poses with the people who flew on the first crewed New Shepard suborbital flight, including company founder Jeff Bezos (second from left), in July 2021. Credit: SpaceNews/Jeff Foust

KAHULUI, Hawaii — Bob Smith, chief executive of Blue Origin, will resign from the company in December and be replaced by Dave Limp, the Amazon executive who had been overseeing development of its Project Kuiper constellation.
https://spacenews.com/blue-origin-ceo-smith-to-step-down/

FAA closes New Shepard mishap investigation
Jeff Foust September 27, 2023


Blue Origin's New Shepard just before its capsule fired its launch escape motor on a Sept. 12, 2022, launch. Credit: Blue Origin webcast

WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration announced Sept. 26 it had closed the mishap investigation into a failed launch by Blue Origin’s New Shepard vehicle more than a year ago, but said the vehicle is not yet cleared to resume flights.
https://spacenews.com/faa-closes-new-shepard-mishap-investigation/

Blue Origin to resume New Shepard suborbital launches
Jeff Foust December 12, 2023


Blue Origin's New Shepard lifts off March 31, 2022, on the NS-20 suborbital missions. Credit: Blue Origin webcast

WASHINGTON — Blue Origin has announced plans to launch its New Shepard suborbital vehicle on its first flight since a mishap more than 15 months ago.
https://spacenews.com/blue-origin-to-resume-new-shepard-suborbital-launches/

Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket set for return to flight mission
December 14, 2023 Will Robinson-Smith
Update (9:25 a.m. EST / 1425 UTC, Dec. 19): Blue Origin is targeting its next available launch attempt, which is Dec. 19 at 10:37 AM CST / 16:37 UTC.


Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket on the launch pad ahead of the NS-23 mission. Credit: Blue Origin
https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/12/14/blue-origins-new-shepard-rocket-set-for-return-to-flight-mission/

New Shepard return to flight slips one day
Jeff Foust December 18, 2023


Blue Origin said it delayed the return to flight of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle by a day because of a ground systems issue. Credit: Blue Origin

WASHINGTON — Blue Origin delayed the return to flight of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle by one day as the company’s founder says he will push the company to move more quickly on its various projects.
https://spacenews.com/new-shepard-return-to-flight-slips-one-day/

New Shepard returns to flight with successful suborbital mission
Jeff Foust December 19, 2023 Updated 2 p.m. Eastern with official company stats.


Blue Origin’s New Shepard lifts off Dec. 19 on the NS-24 mission, carrying research and educational payloads. Credit: Blue Origin webcast

WASHINGTON — Blue Origin successfully launched its New Shepard suborbital vehicle Dec. 19 on its first mission since a mishap more than 15 months ago. (...)
https://spacenews.com/new-shepard-returns-to-flight-with-successful-suborbital-mission-2/

Blue Origin launches New Shepard rocket on return to flight mission
December 19, 2023 Will Robinson-Smith
Updated 3:11 p.m. EST: Added comments and additional mission information from Blue Origin.


A Blue Origin New Shepard rocket lifts off from the launch site in Van Horn, Texas, on the NS-24 mission. This was the first launch of a New Shepard rocket since the vehicle was grounded in the after math of the NS-23 anomaly. Image: Blue Origin

(...) “A special thank you to all of our customers who flew important science today and the students who contributed postcards to advance our future of living and working in space for the benefit of Earth,” said Phil Joyce, Senior Vice President for the New Shepard program in a statement. “Demand for New Shepard flights continues to grow and we’re looking forward to increasing our flight cadence in 2024.”

Less than 7.5 minutes into flight, the booster touched down the desert. That was followed by capsule touchdown just over 10 minutes into the mission. The total mission timeline was 10 minutes and 13 seconds. (...)
https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/12/19/blue-origin-launches-new-shepard-rocket-on-return-to-flight-mission/

Blue Origin touts capabilities of Blue Ring transfer vehicle
Jeff Foust February 2, 2024 [SN]


Blue Origin says its Blue Ring orbital transfer vehicle will be able to host more than 3,000 kilograms of payload, operating in Earth orbit through cislunar space. Credit: Blue Origin

ORLANDO, Fla. — Blue Origin is highlighting the capabilities of an orbital transfer vehicle design it announced last year, including the ability of the spacecraft to serve as a fuel depot.

The company publicly announced last October its Blue Ring vehicle, which it described as providing a wide array of “in-space logistics and delivery” services from Earth orbit to cislunar space and beyond. The company had been hinting about development of a space tug for at least a year before the announcement.
https://spacenews.com/blue-origin-touts-capabilities-of-blue-ring-transfer-vehicle/

Blue Origin to resume crewed New Shepard flights
Jeff Foust April 5, 2024 [SN]


The upcoming NS-25 flight will be the first crewed mission for Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital vehicle since NS-21 in August 2022. Credit: Blue Origin

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Blue Origin announced plans April 4 for its first crewed New Shepard flight in more than 18 months, a mission that will give an opportunity for America’s first Black astronaut candidate to finally go to space.

The company said the six-person crew of the NS-25 suborbital mission will include Ed Dwight. He was a U.S. Air Force pilot announced by the Kennedy administration in 1961 as an astronaut candidate, the first Black person to be considered. He graduated from the Air Force’s Aerospace Research Pilot School but was not selected by NASA in its next astronaut classes. He left the Air Force in 1966 and became a sculptor.
https://spacenews.com/blue-origin-to-resume-crewed-new-shepard-flights/

Blue Origin resumes crewed New Shepard suborbital flights
Jeff Foust May 19, 2024


Blue Origin's New Shepard capsule descends on the NS-25 mission May 19 with only two of its three parachutes fully inflated. Credit: Blue Origin webcast

WASHINGTON — Blue Origin conducted its first crewed New Shepard mission in nearly two years May 19, carrying six people, including the first American Black astronaut candidate, on a suborbital spaceflight the company called a success despite a parachute issue.

New Shepard lifted off from Blue Origin’s Launch Site One in West Texas at about 10:36 a.m. Eastern. The countdown was held for more than 20 minutes at the T-10 minute mark for an unspecified technical issue. (...)

Besides Dwight, the others on the NS-25 mission were:

Mason Angel, founder of venture capital firm Industrial Ventures;

Sylvain Chiron, an aviator and pilot who founded Brasserie Mont Blanc, one of France’s largest craft breweries;

Ken Hess, a software engineer and entrepreneur who later created a STEM education nonprofit organization, Science Buddies;

Carol Schaller, a retired accountant and adventure traveler; and

Gopi Thorakura, a pilot who operates a center for holistic wellness and applied health. (...)
https://spacenews.com/blue-origin-resumes-crewed-new-shepard-suborbital-flights/

Blue Origin returns crew flights to New Shepard with NS-25 mission
written by Adrian Beil May 19, 2024

Blue Origin succesfully returned to crewed flight with its New Shepard vehicle. The company performed the launch of the seventh human flight of the suborbital vehicle with the designated mission name “NS-25.” The launch window opened at 8:30 AM CDT (13:30 UTC) however, after some additional time needed for checkouts, final liftoff happened  one hour and six minutes after the opening of the window, at 9:36 AM CDT. (...)
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2024/05/ns-25/

3:23 PM · May 19, 2024
NS-25: Good morning; now 30 minutes to launch of Blue Origin's New Shepard 25 flight, the first with passengers aboard since a booster nozzle failure triggered a launch aboard for the NS-23 mission in September '22; liftoff from Blue's West Texas launch site is targeted for 9:52am EDT (1352 UTC)

NS-25: The 6-member crew includes 90-year-old Ed Dwight, a former Air Force test pilot who was denied a chance to become the first African American astronaut 6 decades ago; in a pre-flight interview with CBS News, he said "that was a part of my career that wasn't quite fulfilled, and here's a grand opportunity at this late date to fulfill that for self-satisfaction, but more importantly, to satisfy all the wonderful people that have showered me with love for all these years. Because it is those people that wanted me to go into space in the worst kind of way."

NS-25: Updated launch time: 10:13am EDT (1413 UTC)

NS-25: Crew boarding is complete; Blue Origin crew photo below (left to right): Sylvain Chiron, Ken Hess, Ed Dwight, Gopi Thotakura, Mason Angel and Carol Schaller


NS-25: Countdown is holding at T-minus 10 minutes; not sure what the planned T-0 is, but the commentators said this is a normal hold as engineers make sure all systems are go

NS-25: Blue Origin is go for launch; the countdown has picked up at the T-minus 10-minute mark

4:37 PM · May 19, 2024
NS-25: LIFTOFF! At ~10:36 am EDT (14:36 UTC; exact time TBD)


NS-25: BE-3 booster engine shutdown, New Shepard separation confirmed; the crew is now weightless as the capsule continues coasting upward toward the high point of its sub-orbital trajectory

NS-25: New Shepard has passed through apogee, now descending to re-entry and landing

4:44 PM · May 19, 2024
NS-25: Booster landing confirmed



4:46 PM · May 19, 2024
NS-25: New Shepard main parachute deploy confirmed; one of the three mains appears partially inflated

NS-25: Blue Origin reports they have word the six crew members "are doing great" after landing

5:05 PM · May 19, 2024
NS-25: Ed Dwight: "Absolutely fantastic! A life changing experience. Everybody needs to do this;" also: "I didn't think I needed this in my life. I lied!"



NS-25: Unofficial numbers based on screengrabs and Blue Origin telemetry graphics: Booster burnout at about T+2:24, 185,000 feet, 2,175 mph; apogee at about T+4:07, 347,573 feet (65.8 mph), 0 mph; landing about T+10 minutes; we'll post official flight stats as soon as Blue provides an update
https://x.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1792212080172376208

https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1792209515015737592

The @BlueOrigin New Shepard NS-25 mission was launched at about 1436 UTC  (still no GMT clock with seconds on the webcast, Blue?)  and reached an apogee of 107.0 km MSL (105.9 km AGL). Flight time was 9m 44s.

Blue Origin investigating New Shepard parachute issue
Jeff Foust June 1, 2024


Blue Origin's New Shepard capsule descends on the NS-25 mission May 19 with only two of its three parachutes fully inflated. Credit: Blue Origin webcast

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — A parachute failed to fully inflate on the latest Blue Origin New Shepard suborbital flight because a line controlling its expansion was not cut as planned.

One of three parachutes on the crew capsule of New Shepard did not fully inflate during the capsule’s descent on the NS-25 mission May 19. The other two parachutes operated normally and the capsule landed without incident.
https://spacenews.com/blue-origin-investigating-new-shepard-parachute-issue/

Blue Origin sets date for next New Shepard flight after completing parachute investigation
Jeff Foust August 23, 2024


Blue Origin's New Shepard capsule descends on the NS-25 mission May 19 with only two of its three parachutes fully inflated. Credit: Blue Origin webcast

WASHINGTON — Blue Origin has scheduled its next New Shepard suborbital mission for Aug. 29 after completing an investigation into a parachute that failed to fully open on the vehicle’s previous flight.
https://spacenews.com/blue-origin-sets-date-for-next-new-shepard-flight-after-completing-parachute-investigation/

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Lot z pierwszym naukowcem NASA w NS i najmłodszą kobietą, która przekroczyła linię Kármána.

Blue Origin flies NASA-funded scientist and space tourists on New Shepard suborbital flight
Jeff Foust August 29, 2024


New Shepard's propulsion module makes a powered landing during the NS-26 mission Aug. 29. Credit: Blue Origin webcast

WASHINGTON — Blue Origin took six people, including a NASA-funded researcher, on a New Shepard suborbital spaceflight Aug. 29. (...)

That research, and his flight, was funded by NASA’s Flight Opportunities program, which arranges flight of payloads on commercial suborbital and other vehicles, with support from the agency’s Biological and Physical Sciences division. Ferl was the first NASA-funded researcher to go on such a flight. Alan Stern, a planetary scientist, conducted research on a Virgin Galactic suborbital flight in November 2023, alongside private researcher Kellie Gerardi, to prepare for a future NASA-funded flight

The other five people on NS-26 were space tourists:

Nicolina Elrick, a philanthropist and entrepreneur;

Eugene Grin, who works in real estate and finance;

Eiman Jahangir, a cardiologist and Vanderbilt University associate professor whose flight was sponsored by cryptocurrency group MoonDAO;

Karsen Kitchen, a 21-year-old University of North Carolina student who became the youngest woman to cross the 100-kilometer Kármán Line, one definition of space;

and Ephraim Rabin, an American-Israeli businessman and philanthropist. (...)
https://spacenews.com/blue-origin-flies-nasa-funded-scientist-and-space-tourists-on-new-shepard-suborbital-flight/

Blue Origin conducts first flight of second human-rated New Shepard
Jeff Foust October 24, 2024 [SN]


A new model of Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital vehicle lifts off for the first time Oct. 23. Credit: Blue Origin

WASHINGTON — Blue Origin carried out the first flight of a new model of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle Oct. 23, a mission the company called “nominal and on target” despite going to a slightly lower altitude than past flights.

The uncrewed NS-27 mission lifted off from Blue Origin’s Launch Site One in West Texas at 11:26 a.m. Eastern. The company had scrubbed an initial launch attempt Oct. 7 for unspecified technical issues that could not be resolved before the launch window closed, and Blue Origin called off a second attempt Oct. 13 “to troubleshoot a GPS issue.”

Unlike past New Shepard flights, the company did not publicly release statistics about the flight, including peak altitude and speed. The webcast of the flight followed the booster, not the capsule, after separation, showing it appear to reach a peak altitude of about 101.2 kilometers above ground level, or 102.3 kilometers above mean sea level. By comparison, on the previous New Shepard flight, NS-26 on Aug. 29, the booster reached a peak altitude of 105.3 kilometers above sea level.
https://spacenews.com/blue-origin-conducts-first-flight-of-second-human-rated-new-shepard/

Blue Origin launches ninth crewed New Shepard suborbital mission
Jeff Foust November 22, 2024


The New Shepard crew capsule descends under parachutes near the end of the NS-28 mission Nov. 22. Credit: Blue Origin webcast

BERLIN — Blue Origin flew six people, including a pair of repeat customers and a science communicator, on the latest New Shepard suborbital spaceflight mission Nov. 22.

The New Shepard vehicle lifted off from Blue Origin’s Launch Site One in West Texas at 10:30 a.m. Eastern. The flight lifted off on schedule without any of the countdown holds common during previous flights.

The New Shepard capsule R.S.S. First Step, making its 11th flight, landed about 10 minutes after liftoff, two and a half minutes after the booster landed, completing its 12th flight.

The six-person crew of NS-28 included two people who previously flew on New Shepard. Marc and Sharon Hagle, husband and wife, flew together on the NS-20 mission in March 2022, the fourth crewed flight of the vehicle.

Also on board was Emily Calandrelli, an author, television show host and online science communicator. In a social media post, she said she would become the 100th woman to go to space. That number, however, includes nine women who have flown on Virgin Galactic suborbital spaceflights that passed the 50-mile (80.5-kilometer) altitude used by U.S. government agencies for awarding astronaut wings but fell short of the 100-kilometer Kármán Line used by Blue Origin as the demarcation of space. Blue Origin, in its webcast of the launch, did not mention that milestone when discussing Calandrelli. (...)
https://spacenews.com/blue-origin-launches-ninth-crewed-new-shepard-suborbital-mission/

REACH FOR THE STARS I beat cancer to become the first Scottish woman in space
Jennifer Jones, News Reporter Published: 23:28, 11 Jan 2025Updated: 0:03, 12 Jan 2025

She revealed what it was like when they first got to space

A CANCER survivor beat the disease three times to become the first Scotswoman to blast into space.

Nicolina Elrick, 53, made history as she zoomed at a speed of 2,500mph towards a ten-minute zero gravity thrill ride.



Nicolina Elrick has become the first Scottish woman in spaceCredit: instagram/@therealnicolinae
https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/14155713/nicolina-elrick-first-scottish-woman-space-beat-cancer/

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Introducing the Stars of Blue Origin’s All-Female Flight
By Sylvia Obell and Photographed by Celeste Sloman Published: Apr 2, 2025 [ELLE]

The women making history on space flight NS-31—Katy Perry, Lauren Sánchez, Gayle King, Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyen, and Kerianne Flynn—discuss defying gravity.


Celeste Sloman From left: Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyen, Lauren Sánchez, Gayle King, Katy Perry, and Kerianne Flynn.

Apop star, two journalists, a rocket scientist, an activist, and a filmmaker walk into a room. That may sound like the setup for a punchline, but it’s actually the all-star lineup of Blue Origin’s historic all-female space crew, which includes Katy Perry, Lauren Sánchez, Gayle King, Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyen, and Kerianne Flynn.
https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a64341516/blue-origin-female-flight-crew-space-interview-2025/