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Blue Origin Completes 25th Mission to Space with Six Crew Onboard (News Release)

Today, Blue Origin successfully completed its seventh human spaceflight and the 25th flight for the New Shepard program. Our astronaut crew included: Mason Angel, Sylvain Chiron, Kenneth L. Hess, Carol Schaller, Gopi Thotakura and former Air Force Captain Ed Dwight, who was selected by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 as the nation’s first Black astronaut candidate but never had the opportunity to fly.

New Shepard has now flown 37 people into space, including today’s crew.

“A big thank you to our astronaut customers for the opportunity to provide this life-changing experience,” said Phil Joyce, Senior Vice President, New Shepard. “Each of you are pioneers helping to advance our mission to build a road to space for the benefit of Earth.”

Source: Blue Origin

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A successful crewed mission in the books. #NS25 pic.twitter.com/GTdW7gboS5

— Blue Origin (@blueorigin) May 19, 2024

Forever changed. #NS25 pic.twitter.com/g0uXLabDe9

— Blue Origin (@blueorigin) May 19, 2024

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Key stats from today’s mission:

The Crew Capsule reached an apogee of 347,464 ft AGL / 351,111 ft MSL (106 km AGL / 107 km MSL)

The booster reached an apogee of 347,105 ft AGL / 350,752 ft MSL (106 km AGL / 107 km MSL)

Official launch time was 9:35:09 AM CDT / 14:35:09 UTC.…

— Blue Origin (@blueorigin) May 19, 2024

Ed Dwight, who was on a path to become America's first Black astronaut more 60 years ago, finally reached space with Blue Origin today. At 90, he's also the oldest person to fly to space.

"I thought I really didn’t this in my life, but now I need it in my life," he said. pic.twitter.com/nkyl9xcQ1v

— Stephen Clark (@StephenClark1) May 19, 2024