Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket is set to launch passengers to the edge of space for the first time in nearly two years, ending a hiatus after a failed uncrewed test flight. The NS-25 mission will lift off from Blue Origin’s West Texas facility during a window opening at 8:30 a.m. CT, with the launch livestreamed on the company’s website starting at 7:50 a.m. CT.
NS-25, Blue Origin’s seventh crewed flight, will carry six passengers: venture capitalist Mason Angel; Sylvain Chiron, founder of Brasserie Mont-Blanc; software engineer Kenneth L. Hess; retired accountant Carol Schaller; aviator Gopi Thotakura; and Ed Dwight, a retired US Air Force captain and the first Black astronaut candidate. At 90, Dwight will become the oldest person to reach the edge of space.
Passengers will experience a few minutes of weightlessness and views of Earth. This follows a successful uncrewed mission in December 2023, after a mishap in September 2022.
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