Sunday, June 29, 2025

Another Crewed Suborbital Flight Is in the Books...

The New Shepard capsule carrying the four NS-33 space passengers touched down several meters from its booster at Launch Site One in West Texas...on June 29, 2025.
Blue Origin

Blue Origin’s New Shepard Completes 33rd Mission to Space (News Release)

Today, Blue Origin successfully completed its 13th human spaceflight and the 33rd flight for the New Shepard program. The crew included: Allie Kuehner and her husband, Carl Kuehner, Leland Larson, Freddie Rescigno, Jr., Owolabi Salis and Jim Sitkin. Including today’s crew, New Shepard has now flown 70 people to space, including four who have flown twice.

“One thing this crew shares in common is an appreciation of our planet’s beauty and the need to preserve it for future generations,” said Audrey Powers, VP, Mission and Flight Operations. “Thank you to our customers for entrusting us to provide this life-changing view. I look forward to seeing how you transform this experience into action.”

Key mission statistics:

Official Launch Time: 9:39:56 AM CDT / 14:39:56 UTC

Booster Apogee: 344,725 ft AGL / 348,372 ft MSL (105 km AGL / 106 km MSL)

Crew Capsule Apogee: 345,044 ft AGL / 348,691 ft MSL (105 km AGL / 106 km MSL)

Crew Capsule Landing Time: 9:50:10 AM CDT / 14:50:10 UTC

Mission Elapsed Time: 10 minutes, 14 seconds

Source: Blue Origin

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