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The crew of NS-22 in front of the landed New Shepard booster. Pictured from left to right: Vanessa O’Brien, Steve Young, Coby Cotton, Clint Kelly III, Mario Ferreira, and Sara Sabry.
NS-22 crew member Vanessa O’Brien receives her astronaut pin after flying to space. (August 4, 2022)
NS-22 crew member Mario Ferreira receives his astronaut pin after flying to space. (August 4, 2022)
The crew of NS-22 pose with flags that they took to space. Pictured from left to right: Clint Kelly III, Mario Ferreira, Steve Young, Coby Cotton, Vanessa O’Brien, and Sara Sabry. (August 4, 2022)
NS-22 Astronaut Vanessa O’Brien stands outside of the New Shepard Crew Capsule after returning from space. (August 4, 2022)
NS-22 Astronaut Sara Sabry smiles after leaving the crew capsule. (August 4, 2022)
NS-22 Astronaut Mario Ferreira celebrates a successful mission to space. (August 4, 2022)
NS-22 Astronaut Coby Cotton is moved to tears after flying to space. (August 4, 2022)
NS-22 Astronaut Clint Kelly II after a successful mission to space. (August 4, 2022)
The New Shepard Crew Capsule after touchdown on Mission NS-22. (August 4, 2022)
The New Shepard Crew Capsule prior to touchdown on Mission NS-22. (August 4, 2022)
The New Shepard Crew Capsule on descent to the West Texas desert during Mission NS-22. (August 4, 2022)
A view of Earth from NS-22 at apogee. (August 4, 2022)
NS-22 Astronaut Clint Kelly III at apogee. (August 4, 2022)
Astronauts Mario Ferreira and Coby Cotton experience zero-G during New Shepard Mission NS-22. (August 4, 2022)
NS-22 crewmembers Coby Cotton and Steve Young look at the Earth during apogee. (August 4, 2022)
New Shepard Mission NS-22 lifts off from Launch Site One. (August 4, 2022)
New Shepard Mission NS-22 lifts off from Launch Site One. (August 4, 2022)
New Shepard Mission NS-22 lifts off from Launch Site One. (August 4, 2022)
Astronaut Steve Young crosses the gantry prior to capsule egress during Mission NS-22. (August 4, 2022)
The crew of NS-22 in front of New Shepard prior to flying to space. Pictured from left to right: CrewMember 7 Sarah Knights, Coby Cotton, Sara Sabry, Mario Ferreira, Vanessa O’Brien, Steve Young, and Clint Kelly III. (August 4, 2022)
The crew of NS-22 driving the Road to Space. (August 4, 2022)
New Shepard on the launch pad prior to Mission NS-22. (August 4, 2022)
NS-22 astronaut Vanessa O'Brien takes part in training at Launch Site One in West Texas. (August 2, 2022)
Members of the crew of NS-22 speak with CrewMember 7 during training. Pictured from left to right: Coby Cotton, Sarah Knights (CrewMember 7), Clint Kelly III, Steve Young, Vanessa O'Brien, and Sara Sabry. (August 2, 2022)
NS-22 astronauts Coby Cotton and Sara Sabry participate in pre-launch training at Launch Site One. (August 2, 2022)
The crew of NS-22 gathers for the first time in West Texas. Pictured from left to right: Steve Young, Sara Sabry, Mário Ferreira, Vanessa O’Brien, Coby Cotton, and Clint Kelly III.
BE-3U is tested at Launch Site One in West Texas. Two BE-3U engines will power New Glenn’s restartable upper stage. (June 27, 2022)
Hotfire of the BE-3U upper stage engine from Launch Site One in West Texas. (June 27, 2022)
Blue Origin’s West Texas team observes a BE-4 hotfire test at XEEx in 2022.
Astronaut Victor Correa Hespanha receives his Blue Origin astronaut pin after a successful Mission NS-21. (June 4, 2022)
NS-21 Astronaut Hamish Harding receives his pin after a successful flight to space. (June 4, 2022)
The Blue Origin Astronaut pin on Jaison Robinsons flight suit after a successful mission to space on NS-21. (June 4, 2022)
NS-21 Astronaut Jaison Robinson receives his official Blue Origin Astronaut Pin. (June 4, 2022)
The crew of NS-21 celebrate a successful flight to space. Pictured from left to right: Victor Vescovo, Jaison Robinson, Victor Correa Hespanha, Hamish Harding, Evan Dick, and Katya Echazarreta. (June 4, 2022)
NS-21 crew celebrations after landing on Earth. Pictured from left to right: Victor Vescovo, Jaison Robinson, Victor Correa Hespanha, and Hamish Harding. (June 4, 2022)
The NS-21 crew share a moment after landing in the West Texas desert. (June 4, 2022)
The crew of NS-21 egress the capsule after a successful mission to space. (June 4, 2022)
The New Shepard crew capsule descends under main parachutes prior to touchdown on Mission NS-21. (June 4, 2022)
The New Shepard booster on the landing pad after a successful flight to space and back. (June 4, 2022)
The New Shepard booster touches down on the landing pad during mission NS-21. (June 4, 2022)
The New Shepard booster prior to landing on Mission NS-21. (June 4, 2022)
Astronauts Jaison Robinson and Victor Vescovo at apogee during mission NS-21. (June 4, 2022)
NS-21 Astronauts Katya Echazarreta and Jaison Robinson at apogee. (June 4, 2022)
The crew of NS-21 during apogee. Pictured from left to right: Victor Correa Hespanha, Victor Vescovo, Katya Echazarreta, Hamish Harding, Jaison Robinson, and Evan Dick. (June 4, 2022)
New Shepard lifts off from Launch Site One during Mission NS-21. (June 4, 2022)
The BE-3 engine ignites before lifting off from the launch pad on Mission NS-21. (June 4, 2022)
New Shepard on the launch pad prior to flying to space during Mission NS-21. (June 4, 2022)
NS-21 Astronaut Katya Echazarreta prior to ingress of the crew capsule. (June 4, 2022)
Victor Vescovo proceeds towards the crew capsule prior to astronaut load during Mission NS-21. (June 4, 2022)
NS-21 Astronaut Jaison Robinson walks across the gantry prior to going to space. (June 4, 2022)
NS-20 Astronauts Sharon and Marc Hagle embrace after going to space
NS-20 Astronaut Jim Kitchen exits the crew capsule
NS-20 Astronaut Gary Lai exits the crew capsule after a successful flight
The New Shepard crew capsule after landing in the West Texas desert
The New Shepard crew capsule lands after a successful flight to space
The NS-20 crew descends to the desert after going to space
The New Shepard booster on the landing pad after a successful flight
Astronauts George Nield, Jim Kitchen, and Marty Allen look into space
George Nield stamps Jim Kitchen’s passport at apogee during NS-20
Astronaut George Nield floats weightless in the New Shepard crew capsule
The NS-20 crew at apogee. Left to right: Marc Hagle, Gary Lai, George Nield, Jim Kitchen, Marty Allen, and Sharon Hagle
NS-20 Astronaut Sharon Hagle looks out the crew capsule windows at apogee
NS-20 Astronauts Gary Lai and George Nield experience the view
NS-20 Astronauts Sharon and Marc Hagle experience weightlessness
New Shepard NS-20 lifts off from Launch Site One in West Texas
NS-20 Astronaut George Nield crosses the crew gantry prior to going to space
NS-20 Astronaut Jim Kitchen walks across the crew gantry
NS-20 Astronaut Marty Allen walks across the crew gantry
The crew of NS-20 visits New Shepard in the Barn
NS-20 Astronaut Marty Allen on the launch tower during training
NS-20 Astronaut Gary Lai
NS-20 Astronaut George Nield listens to CrewMember 7 Sarah Knights
NS-20 crew members, from left to right: Marty Allen, Marc Hagle, and Sharon Hagle
The crew of NS-20 during tower training
The crew of NS-20 approaches the launch tower during training
NS-20 Astronaut George Nield during training
BE-3PM qualification engine hotfire as part of fleet leader testing campaign
NS-20 Astronaut Gary Lai during training
NS-20 crew during astronaut training
NS-20 CrewMember 7 Sarah Knights
NS-20 Astronauts Sharon and Marc Hagle during training
The crew of NS-20. Pictured left to right: Jim Kitchen, Marc Hagle, Sharon Hagle, Marty Allen, George Nield, and Gary Lai
Astronaut George Nield enters the training capsule during training
NS-20 Astronaut Marty Allen
NS-20 Astronaut Jim Kitchen during the first day of training
NS-20 Astronauts Jim Kitchen and George Nield during training
The crew of NS-20 begin training with a visit from NS-18 Astronaut Audrey Powers
New Glenn’s 7-meter fairing after successful jettison testing at NASA Glenn Research Center’s Armstrong Test Facility Space Environments Complex in Sandusky, Ohio
The crew of NS-19 celebrates after flying to space and back
Blue Origin Founder Jeff Bezos congratulates NS-19 Astronaut Laura Shepard Churchley
NS-19 Astronaut Michael Strahan receives his astronaut pin from Jeff Bezos
NS-19 Astronaut Michael Strahan exits the crew capsule
The NS-19 crew capsule after touchdown in the West Texas desert
NS-19 Astronauts look out of the capsule windows during apogee
New Glenn’s 7-meter fairing after successful jettison testing at NASA Glenn Research Center’s Armstrong Test Facility Space Environments Complex in Sandusky, Ohio
The crew of NS-19 celebrates after flying to space and back
Blue Origin Founder Jeff Bezos congratulates NS-19 Astronaut Laura Shepard Churchley
NS-19 Astronaut Michael Strahan receives his astronaut pin from Jeff Bezos
NS-19 Astronaut Michael Strahan exits the crew capsule
The NS-19 crew capsule after touchdown in the West Texas desert
NS-19 Astronauts look out of the capsule windows during apogee
The crew of NS-19 at apogee. Left to right: Evan Dick, Michael Strahan, Laura Shepard Churchley, Dylan Taylor, Lane Bess, and Cameron Bess
The New Shepard booster approaches landing during Mission NS-19
The New Shepard booster lands at Launch Site One
Liftoff of New Shepard during Mission NS-19 with six crew on board
NS-19 Astronaut Laura Shepard Churchley approaches the crew capsule
NS-19 Astronaut Michael Strahan moves across the crew access gantry
The crew of NS-19 visit New Shepard in the Barn
NS-19 astronaut Laura Shepard-Churchley during capsule egress training
NS-19 astronauts Laura Shepard-Churchley and Evan Dick participate in training
NS-19 Astronaut Michael Strahan during training
The crew of NS-19 training with CrewMember 7 Kevin Sproge
The New Glenn GS1 simulator consists of separable aft, mid, and forward modules
The New Glenn GS1 Simulator is transported from the manufacturing complex to LC-36
The GS1 simulator outside of the New Glenn rocket manufacturing complex
Blue Origin’s orbital road to space, Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Blue Origin’s New Glenn orbital launch site
The crew of NS-18 with the New Shepard booster
The crew of NS-18 with the New Shepard booster
The crew of NS-18 at crew capsule recovery
The Blue Origin astronaut pin
NS-18 Astronaut Glen de Vries looks out the crew capsule window
The New Shepard booster on the pad after a successful NS-18 mission
The New Shepard booster lands at Launch Site One on NS-18
The New Shepard booster lands at Launch Site One on NS-18
The NS-18 crew at apogee
William Shatner looks out of the New Shepard windows on NS-18
The crew of NS-18 at apogee
The crew of NS-18 at apogee
New Shepard NS-18 lifts off from Launch Site One
NS-18 Astronaut Glen de Vries walks across the gantry
he NS-18 coin ceremony with CrewMember 7
The crew of NS-18 (left to right): Audrey Powers, William Shatner, Dr. Chris Boshuizen, Glen de Vries, with CrewMember 7 Sarah Knights
The crew of NS-18. Left to right: Dr. Chris Boshuizen, William Shatner, Audrey Powers, and Glen de Vries
The crew of NS-18. Left to right: Glen de Vries, Audrey Powers, William Shatner, and Dr. Chris Boshuizen
The crew of NS-18 during training
Glen de Vries inside the astronaut training capsule
Hotfire of our BE-4 engine at Launch Site One in West Texas
New Shepard lands on the pad in West Texas
New Shepard lands on the pad in West Texas
The New Shepard crew capsule descends under parachutes on NS-17
Ghanaian artist Amoako Boafo recovers the three works of art he painted on the top of the crew capsule’s main chute covers on NS-17
The Blue Origin team with the New Shepard booster after a 3rd consecutive flight to space and back
Blue Origin's first human flight crew celebrate at the landing pad
The crew of New Shepard’s first human flight inspect the booster
Jeff Bezos and Mark Bezos walk toward the New Shepard landed booster
Blue Origin’s Astronaut Wings
Wally Funk receives her astronaut wings from Former NASA Astronaut Jeff Ashby
Jeff Bezos receives his astronaut wings from Former NASA Astronaut Jeff Ashby
The First Human Flight crew at a post-flight press conference
The crew of Blue Origin’s first human flight with the Explorer’s Club flag
Jeff Bezos and Mark Bezos celebrate a successful flight to space and back
Blue Origin Founder, Jeff Bezos, celebrates a successful first human flight
Astronaut Mark Bezos exits the crew capsule
NS-16 Astronaut Oliver Daemen exits the crew capsule
Astronaut Wally Funk celebrates a safe landing in the West Texas desert
Astronaut Jeff Bezos after a successful flight to space and back
Astronaut Jeff Bezos gives the “thumbs up” after returning from space
The New Shepard booster on the landing pad
The New Shepard booster lands back at Launch Site One
Jeff Bezos and Mark Bezos inside the New Shepard crew capsule
Blue Origin NS-16 Astronauts at apogee
New Shepard lifts off from Launch Site One in West Texas
New Shepard lifts off from Launch Site One with four humans on board
Oliver Daemen approaches the New Shepard crew capsule prior to launch
Wally Funk walks across the crew access gantry
Jeff and Mark Bezos walk across the crew access gantry
Blue Origin’s First Human Flight crew prior to astronaut load
New Shepard on the pad the morning of First Human Flight
New Shepard on the pad in the early morning hours of First Human Flight
New Shepard rolls out of the barn for First Human Flight
An interior view of the crew capsule, with room for six astronauts
Seats in the New Shepard crew capsule have been designed to flex and absorb g-forces
Blue Origin's Audrey Powers simulates astronaut ingress
Mission NS-15 lifts off from Launch Site One in West Texas
The view from space on Mission NS-15
The New Shepard booster lands after NS-15's successful mission to space
The New Shepard booster on the pad after a successful flight to space
The New Shepard Crew Capsule on descent after a successful flight
New Shepard Crew Capsule lands in the West Texas desert
Blue Origin personnel standing in as astronauts rehearse crew recovery procedures
Blue Origin personnel standing in as astronauts egress the capsule during crew recovery rehearsals
Blue Origin personnel standing in as astronauts celebrate during crew capsule recovery rehearsals on NS-15
Blue Origin personnel standing in as astronauts during Mission NS-15 pose in front of the New Shepard Crew Capsule
Blue Origin's Gary Lai in front of the New Shepard Crew Capsule
Jeff Bezos, founder of Blue Origin, inspects the booster on the landing pad
New Shepard NS-14 lifts off from Launch Site One in West Texas
Mannequin Skywalker flew onboard the New Shepard Mission NS-14 crew capsule
The New Shepard NS-14 booster lands at Launch Site One in West Texas
The New Shepard crew capsule lands at Launch Site One
New Shepard booster undergoing integration and testing of the sensor experiment
The National Team's engineering mockup of the crew lander vehicle
The HLS National Team lunar lander
The Blue Origin National Team integrated lander vehicle
New Shepard lifts off on its 12th mission on December 11, 2019
The New Shepard booster lands after this vehicle's 6th consecutive flight
The New Shepard Crew Capsule descends under parachutes during NS-12
The New Shepard Crew Capsule lands back in the West Texas desert
On May 9, 2019, Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos announced Blue Moon
Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos announced the nonprofit Club for the Future
Blue Origin's Blue Moon lunar lander concept
Blue Moon crew variant
Blue Moon on descent to the lunar surface
New Glenn, Blue Origin's orbital rocket, will launch from Cape Canaveral, FL
Rendering of Blue Origin's New Glenn orbital launch vehicle in flight
Hotfire test of BE-4 at our West Texas Launch Facility in July 2019
A full power test of Blue Origin's BE-4 engine on August 2, 2019
New Shepard launches on its 11th mission on May 2, 2019
The New Shepard booster lands after this particular vehicle's 5th flight during NS-11
The New Shepard booster lands during Mission NS-11 on May 2, 2019
NS-11 flew 38 payloads to space for a variety of schools, universities, government agencies and private companies
New Shepard taking off on Mission NS-10
New Shepard lifts off from Launch Site One in West Texas
New Shepard launches on its 10th mission
New Shepard launches on its 10th mission
New Shepard takes off on Mission NS-10
The New Shepard booster lands during Mission NS-10
The New Shepard booster descends for landing during Mission NS-10
The New Shepard booster lands during Mission NS-10
NS-10 was the 4th flight for this New Shepard booster
Eight NASA payloads flew onboard New Shepard for NS-10
Payload customers celebrating after a successful flight to space
Blue Origin New Shepard Launch Pad at sunrise
New Shepard crew capsule prior to a safe landing on Mission 9
New Shepard on the launch pad the morning of Mission 9
New Shepard booster prior to touchdown on Mission 9
New Shepard on the launch pad the morning of Mission 8
New Shepard payload customers at the landing site after Mission 8
Hotfire of the BE-4 engine
New Shepard booster landing on the pad in West Texas after Mission 7
New Shepard booster landing on the pad in West Texas
New Shepard booster landing on the pad after a successful Mission 7
Crew Capsule 2.0 features large windows
Mannequin Skywalker, our instrumented test dummy, had a great flight on M7
Checking out Crew Capsule 2.0 after touchdown in West Texas
Blue Origin's first commercial payload customers after Mission 7
Hotfire of the BE-4 engine
Hotfire of the BE-4 engine
New Shepard at EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh – 2017
New Shepard at the moment of separation
We paint a tortoise on our vehicles after each flight
New Shepard lifts off from Launch Site One in West Texas
Members of the Blue Origin team recover the Crew Capsule
The New Shepard booster landing on the pad at Launch Site One
Precise thrust vector control and deep throttling enable pinpoint booster landing
The same New Shepard booster that flew to space and then landed vertically in November 2015 has now flown and landed again
A stable and precise landing of the New Shepard booster during its fourth mission
Blue Origin’s New Shepard booster executes a controlled vertical landing
Blue Origin flies and lands the world's first fully reusable rocket from its launch site in West Texas
The crew capsule lands softly with two parachutes and a retrothrust system
Blue Origin’s New Shepard space vehicle successfully flew to space before executing a historic landing back at the launch site
Blue Origin’s fully reusable New Shepard space vehicle rolls out to the launch pad
The Blue Origin team celebrates with founder Jeff Bezos at the site of the New Shepard rocket booster landing
The New Shepard capsule descends to a gentle landing
The reusable New Shepard space vehicle ascends through clear skies to an apogee of 339,138 feet
The New Shepard space vehicle blasts off on its first developmental test flight
The New Shepard crew capsule with parachutes
Earth is seen through the booster’s ring fin as viewed by the separating crew capsule
Jeff Bezos tests communications systems before the first flight of the New Shepard space vehicle
Jeff Bezos, founder of Blue Origin, inspects New Shepard’s West Texas launch facility
Blue Origin completes more than 100 staged-combustion tests in development of the BE-4 engine
At Blue Origin’s West Texas facility, the BE-3 engine demonstrated a full simulated suborbital mission profile (Photo credit: NASA)