Blue Origin NS-22

Blue Origin NS-22

Mission type	Crewed sub-orbital spaceflight
Mission duration	10 minutes, 20 seconds
Apogee	107 km (66 mi)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	RSS First Step
Manufacturer	Blue Origin
Crew
Crew size	6
Members	Coby Cotton Mário Ferreira Vanessa O'Brien Clint Kelly III Sara Sabry Steve Young
Start of mission
Launch date	August 4, 2022, 8:56:07 am CDT (13:56:07  UTC)
Rocket	New Shepard (NS4)
Launch site	Corn Ranch, LS-1
Contractor	Blue Origin
End of mission
Landing date	August 4, 2022, 9:06:27 am CDT (14:06:27 UTC)
Landing site	Corn Ranch
Blue Origin NS-22 mission patch New Shepard crewed flights ←  Blue Origin NS-21 Blue Origin NS-25  → New Shepard flights ←  Blue Origin NS-21 Blue Origin NS-23  →

Blue Origin NS-22 was a sub-orbital spaceflight mission, operated by Blue Origin, which launched on August 4, 2022, using the New Shepard rocket. It was Blue Origin's sixth crewed flight and the twenty-second overall to go into space. ^[1]

Crew

The NS-22 crew was nicknamed "Titanium Feather". ^[2]

The crew of six included Sara Sabry, who became the first Egyptian person and first Arab woman in space, and Mário Ferreira, who became the first Portuguese person in space. Also onboard was Coby Cotton, one of the co-founders of American YouTube channel Dude Perfect. Cotton's flight was sponsored by MoonDAO, a decentralized autonomous organization. ^{[3] [4]}

The crew also included American British explorer Vanessa O'Brien, who became the first woman to complete the Explorers' Extreme Trifecta, which involves travelling to the bottom of the Challenger Deep, the summit of Mount Everest, and flying into outer space. ^[5]

Prime crew

Position	Crew
Tourist	Coby Cotton First spaceflight
Tourist	Mário Ferreira First spaceflight
Tourist	Vanessa O'Brien First spaceflight
Tourist	Clint Kelly III First spaceflight
Tourist	Sara Sabry First spaceflight
Tourist	Steve Young First spaceflight

References

1. Elizabeth Howell (July 23, 2022). "Blue Origin announces crew for 6th suborbital space tourism launch". Space.com. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
2. Replay: New Shepard Mission NS-22 Webcast, August 5, 2022, retrieved August 8, 2022
3. "First Egyptian and Portuguese Astronauts to join Dude Perfect Cofounder on New Shepard's 22nd Flight". Blue Origin. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
4. "MoonDAO". MoonDAO. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
5. Winfrey, Tiffany (August 5, 2022). "Blue Origin New Shepard Helps the First Woman to Complete the Explorer's Extreme Trifecta Go to Space". The Science Times. Retrieved August 7, 2022.