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| Mission type | Sub-orbital human spaceflight |
|---|---|
| Mission duration | 10 minutes, 26 seconds |
| Apogee | 106 km (66 mi) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | RSSKarman Line |
| Manufacturer | Blue Origin |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 6 |
| Members |
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| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 20 December 2025, 14:15:00 UTC |
| Rocket | New Shepard (NS5) |
| Launch site | Corn Ranch, West Texas |
| Contractor | Blue Origin |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 20 December 2025, 14:25:26 UTC |
| Landing site | Corn Ranch |
Blue Origin NS-37 mission patch | |
Blue Origin NS-37 was asub-orbital spaceflight operated byBlue Origin as part of itsNew 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 theKármán line, the internationally recognized boundary of space.
The crew includes aerospace engineerMichaela Benthaus, who has used a wheelchair since suffering a spinal cord injury in a 2018 mountain-biking accident, physicist Joey Hyde, aerospace engineerHans Koenigsmann, business executive Neal Milch, entrepreneur Adonis Pouroulis, and space enthusiast Jason Stansell.
| Position | Passenger | |
|---|---|---|
| Tourist | First spaceflight | |
| Tourist | First spaceflight | |
| Tourist | First spaceflight | |
| Tourist | First spaceflight | |
| Tourist | First spaceflight | |
| Tourist | First spaceflight | |
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