Blue Origin New Shepard NS-37 | 20.12.2025

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Blue Origin @blueorigin Last edited 6:19 PM · Dec 3, 2025
🚀Meet the New Shepard NS-37 crew: Michi Benthaus, Joey Hyde, Hans Koenigsmann, Neal Milch, Adonis Pouroulis, and Jason Stansell. Read more: https://bit.ly/4rz21nN

https://x.com/blueorigin/status/1996267947338154049

11.12:2025 ogłoszono początek okna startowego: 18.12.2025 o 14:30 UTC
18.12.2025 o 16:52 UTC poinformowano o anulowaniu startu z powodu problemu z wbudowanymi systemami kontroli przed lotem.
18.12.2025 o 23:45 UTC podano nowy termin startu: 20.12.2015 o 14:00 UTC.
 
Zaktualizowane dane: 20.12.2025 o 14:15 UTC.
Transmisja na żywo rozpocznie się 20 minut przed startem.

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Blue Origin @blueorigin 9:06 PM · Dec 11, 2025
New Shepard is preparing to launch from West Texas, giving six people a perspective that only space can provide. Our crewed NS-37 mission is targeting liftoff from Launch Site One on Thursday, December 18, with the launch window opening at 8:30 AM CST / 14:30 UTC.
Learn more about the symbolism behind the NS-37 mission patch: https://bit.ly/4rz21nN.

https://x.com/blueorigin/status/1999209175956488594

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Blue Origin @blueorigin 5:43 PM · Dec 15, 2025
Welcome to Astronaut Village, NS-37 Crew!

https://twitter.com/blueorigin/status/2000607603127365836

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Blue Origin @blueorigin 6:18 PM · Dec 17, 2025
🚀 New Shepard NS-37 is GO for launch from Launch Site One tomorrow, including the first wheelchair user to go to space, expanding the boundaries of human spaceflight. 
We are monitoring forecasted upper-level winds in West Texas. The launch window opens at 10:00 AM CST / 16:00 UTC. Join us for the live webcast beginning at T-40 minutes. 
Mission updates: https://bit.ly/4rz21nN

https://x.com/blueorigin/status/2001341251296129335

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Polecieli i wrócili.

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Był to 10. (9. załogowy) i ostatni lot NS w 2025.
Podczas 16. lotów załogowych zostało wyniesionych 86. ludzi i 92. załogantów.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/12/20/science/blue-origin-koenigsmann-benthaus-wheelchair
Statystyki lotu:

Blue Origin @blueorigin 7:42 PM · Dec 20, 2025
Key stats from today’s NS-37 mission:

The crew capsule reached an apogee of 346,775 ft AGL / 350,422 ft MSL (106 km AGL / 107 km MSL).

The booster reached an apogee of 346,386 ft AGL / 350,033 ft MSL (106 km AGL / 107 km MSL).

The official launch time was 8:15:00 AM CST / 14:15:00 UTC.

Capsule landing occurred at 8:25:26 AM CST / 14:25:26 UTC.

The mission elapsed time was 10 min 26 sec.

https://x.com/blueorigin/status/2002449535772270597

Blue Origin @blueorigin 4:09 PM · Dec 20, 2025
We just completed our 37th flight of the New Shepard program. The crew onboard included: Michaela (Michi) Benthaus, Joey Hyde, Hans Koenigsmann, Neal Milch, Adonis Pouroulis, and Jason Stansell. New Shepard has flown 92 humans (86 individuals) to space. Read more: https://bit.ly/4rz21nN

https://x.com/blueorigin/status/2002396030973718924

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Załoganci:

Blue Origin @blueorigin 4:24 PM · Dec 18, 2025
A global business executive and entrepreneur, Neal Milch launched his career through LaundryLux, a family-owned business, where he seized opportunities to provide the highest quality products to customers. He now serves as the Chair of the Board of Trustees at Jackson Laboratory, a nonprofit biomedical research institute, where he supports genetic research to improve human health. Growing up watching the Gemini and Apollo programs, he adopted the Latin phrase, “In Omnia Paratus,” meaning “Ready for Anything,” to guide his pursuit of science and discovery.

Michaela (Michi) Benthaus, an aerospace and mechatronics engineer at the European Space Agency, has dedicated her career to scientific collaboration for the advancement of interplanetary exploration. In 2018, she was involved in a mountain biking accident that resulted in a spinal cord injury impacting her ability to walk; undeterred, she has continued to pursue her passion for access and advocate for greater access to space. Michi flew aboard a Zero-G Research Flight in 2022 and completed an analog astronaut mission. She continues to pursue sporting activities outside of work, including wheelchair tennis.

Hans Koenigsmann is a German-American aerospace engineer whose career has been dedicated to advancing reusable spacecraft and launch vehicles, most notably as an early team member at SpaceX, where he spent two decades. He is one of the world’s most renowned rocket scientists and remains actively engaged in the aerospace and space exploration community, serving in advisory and board roles across multiple aerospace companies. He is also a licensed pilot who built his own airplane, an avid skier, and the proud father of two daughters. He is excited to share his experience to inspire the next generation of space exploration.

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As a seasoned entrepreneur, investor, and mining engineer, Adonis Pouroulis brings over 30 years of experience in the natural resources and energy sector with a strong focus on critical minerals, metals, and sustainable energy solutions across Africa and beyond. He is the founder and chairman of Pella Resources, co-founder of Energy Revolution Ventures, chairman of Rainbow Rare Earths, and the CEO of Chariot Limited, which are advancing and developing innovative technologies and global opportunities in the energy transition. His career and philanthropic work reflect a consistent commitment to education and the responsible and sustainable development of Earth’s resources, combining technical expertise with a vision for long-term environmental and social impacts. His flight aboard New Shepard represents a lifelong dream to see the world from space.

A self-proclaimed space nerd rooted in West Texas, Jason Stansell has watched the space industry expand to offer commercial space flight opportunities from his own backyard. With a degree in computer science from Tulane University, he has channeled his enthusiasm for creativity, passion for adventure, and love of science and physics into scuba diving, driving cars, riding motorcycles, flying planes, and studying rocketry. Jason is looking to inspire healthy skepticism and promote science education through his experience. He is also dedicating his flight to his brother, Kevin, who passed away in 2016 to a hard-fought battle with brain cancer.

A physicist and quantitative investor, Joey Hyde recently retired from his career at a leading hedge fund.  He lives in Florida with his wife and five children. His grandparents ignited his fascination with space when they brought him to watch the 1988 launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis, which sparked a lifelong curiosity in human spaceflight and exploration, leading to him earning a Ph.D. in Astrophysics. Joey sees his flight with Blue Origin as a continuation of his commitment to advancing science and inspiring future generations of explorers.

https://x.com/blueorigin/status/2001675045354246462