Blue Origin has successfully completed its NS-25 mission, resuming crewed flights For the first time in almost two years,
The mission brought six tourist crew members to the edge of space, including artist and former Air Force Captain Ed Dwight. In 1961, Dwight was selected by President John F. Kennedy as the nation’s first black astronaut candidate, but he never flew into space to this day. Other passengers include software engineer and entrepreneur Ken Hayes; retired accountant Carol Schaller; Sylvain Chiron, founder of the brewery Brasserie Mont Blanc; Aviator Gopi Thotakura; and venture capitalist Mason Angel of Industrious Ventures.
Dwight said, “I thought the whole idea of going into space with Blue Origin was a fascinating final chapter.” A Blue Origin promotional video, “I really, really want to do that because every person who goes there suddenly has a completely different perspective on this little place.”
The New Shepard rocket and crew capsule have returned safely to Earth.
Blue Origin – the private space company founded by Jeff Bezos – halted the launch in August 2022 after the NS-22 mission experienced an anomaly, causing Mission abort after liftoff,
The company worked with the Federal Aviation Administration to identify 21 corrective actions before the next New Shepard launch. rocket Returns to operation in December 2023 In an unmanned launch that brought 33 cargo payloads into space.
As the NS-25 nomenclature suggests, today marks New Shepard’s 25th mission, and its seventh with humans. Today’s flight brings a total of 37 human passengers to space with Blue Origin.
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