Blue Origin NS-30

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Blue Origin NS-30
Mission typeCrewed sub-orbital spaceflight
Mission duration10 minutes, 8 seconds
Apogee107 km (66 mi) [1]
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft RSS First Step [2]
Manufacturer Blue Origin
Crew
Crew size6
Members
Start of mission
Launch dateFebruary 25, 2025, 9:49:11 am CST (15:49:11  UTC)
Rocket New Shepard (NS4) [2]
Launch site Corn Ranch, LS-1
ContractorBlue Origin
End of mission
Landing dateFebruary 25, 2025, 9:59:19 am CST (15:59:19 UTC)
Landing siteCorn Ranch
Blue Origin NS-30 patch.png
Blue Origin NS-30 mission patch
←  Blue Origin NS-28
TBD →

Blue Origin NS-30 was a sub-orbital spaceflight mission, operated by Blue Origin, which launched on February 25, 2025, using the New Shepard rocket. [3] [4] [1]

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Crew

Prime crew
Position Crew
Tourist Flag of the United States.svg Lane Bess
Second spaceflight
Tourist Flag of Spain.svg Jesús Calleja
First spaceflight
Tourist Flag of the United States.svg Tushar Shah
First spaceflight
Tourist Flag of the United States.svg Dr. Richard Scott
First spaceflight
Tourist Flag of Australia (converted).svg Elaine Chia Hyde
First spaceflight
Tourist Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Wilson
First spaceflight

Details

The flight's crew includes Lane Bess on his second flight on New Shepard, his first being Blue Origin NS-19 in 2021, Jesús Calleja , a Spanish mountaineer, Tushar Shah, Dr. Richard Scott, Australian Elaine Chia Hyde and a sixth passenger Russell Wilson. [4] [5]

References

  1. 1 2 @blueorigin (February 25, 2025). "Key stats from today's New Shepard crewed NS-30 mission: The crew capsule reached an apogee of 345,769 ft AGL / 349,416 ft MSL (105 km AGL / 107 km MSL) The booster reached an apogee of 345,404 ft AGL / 349,051 ft MSL (105 km AGL / 106 km MSL) Official launch time was 9:49:11 AM CST / 15:49:11 UTC Capsule landing occurred at 9:59:19 AM CST / 15:59:19 UTC The mission elapsed time was 10 min 8 sec" (Tweet). Retrieved February 25, 2025– via Twitter.
  2. 1 2 Replay: New Shepard Mission NS-30 Webcast. Van Horn, Texas, United States: Blue Origin. February 25, 2024. Event occurs at 15:30 UTC. Retrieved February 25, 2024..
  3. ↑ @blueorigin (February 21, 2025). "Their journey to space begins 🔜 New Shepard's crewed NS-30 mission is targeting liftoff from Launch Site One on Tuesday, Feb. 25 with the launch window opening at 9:30 AM CST / 15:30 UTC. Learn more about the symbolism behind the mission patch: https://bit.ly/3X6Fr8w" (Tweet). Retrieved February 21, 2025– via Twitter.
  4. 1 2 "Blue Origin's New Shepard Completes 30th Mission to Space". Blue Origin. February 25, 2025 [18 February 2025]. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
  5. ↑ "FAA Commercial Human Space Flight Recognition | Federal Aviation Administration". www.faa.gov. Archived from the original on March 3, 2025. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
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