Blue Origin NS-37

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Blue Origin NS-37
Mission type Sub-orbital human spaceflight
Mission duration10 minutes, 26 seconds
Apogee106 km (66 mi)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft RSS Karman Line
Manufacturer Blue Origin
Crew
Crew size6
Members
Start of mission
Launch date20 December 2025, 14:15:00 UTC
Rocket New Shepard (NS5)
Launch site Corn Ranch, West Texas
ContractorBlue Origin
End of mission
Landing date20 December 2025, 14:25:26 UTC
Landing site Corn Ranch
Blue Origin NS-37 patch.jpeg
Blue Origin NS-37 mission patch

Blue Origin NS-37 was a sub-orbital spaceflight operated by Blue Origin as part of its New Shepard space tourism program. The mission launched from Launch Site One in West Texas on December 20, 2025, with the exact liftoff time determined by the launch window. The live webcast began roughly 40 minutes before launch. [1] The flight was expected to last approximately 10–12 minutes, carrying six passengers to an apogee above the Kármán line, the internationally recognized boundary of space.

The crew includes aerospace engineer Michaela Benthaus, who has used a wheelchair since suffering a spinal cord injury in a 2018 mountain-biking accident, physicist Joey Hyde, aerospace engineer Hans Koenigsmann, business executive Neal Milch, entrepreneur Adonis Pouroulis, and space enthusiast Jason Stansell.

Crew

Position Passenger
Tourist Flag of the United States.svg Joey Hyde
First spaceflight
Tourist Flag of Germany.svg Michaela Benthaus
First spaceflight
Tourist Flag of Germany.svg Flag of the United States.svg Hans Koenigsmann
First spaceflight
Tourist Flag of the United States.svg Neal Milch
First spaceflight
Tourist Flag of South Africa.svg Adonis Pouroulis
First spaceflight
Tourist Flag of the United States.svg Jason Stansell
First spaceflight

References

  1. Wall, Mike (December 11, 2025). "Blue Origin targeting Dec. 18 for historic 1st spaceflight of wheelchair user". Space. Retrieved December 12, 2025.