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The Blue Origin NS-20 passengers arrive at Launch Site One where their New Shepard rocket and spacecraft are ready for a suborbital launch on March 31, 2022.
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Blue Origin’s NS-20 space tourism launch: Live updates

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Hear from Blue Origin passengers

Passengers on today’s Blue Origin suborbital launch shared their comments about the flight after exiting the capsule. “That is an eternal black,” Jim Kitchen said of his view of space. “It’s just breathtaking.”

“The most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen”

NS-20 crewmembers reunite with friends and family after flight on March 31, 2022. (Image credit: Blue Origin)

All six passengers have exited the New Shepard capsule and reunited with friends and family who were on hand to greet them. They will now receive astronaut wings from Blue Origin’s Audrey Powers, who flew herself on a mission in October.

stepping out

Blue Origin personnel are on stage at the landing site and are preparing to assist the six crewmembers out of the New Shepard capsule.

Safe Landing

The NS-20 capsule after touch-down.

The NS-20 capsule after touch-down. (Image credit: Blue Origin)

Blue Origin personnel have spoken with all six crewmembers inside the landed capsule and are approaching the touchdown site to retrieve the passengers.

Back to Earth

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Blue Origin's NS-20 capsule touching down.

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The NS-20 capsule and its drug parachutes.

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The NS-20 booster returning to Earth.

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Blue Origin's NS-20 capsule returning to Earth.

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Both booster and capsule have touched down in the West Texas desert at the end of about 10 minutes of flight for six passengers.

Unofficial numbers suggest that Blue Origin’s NS-20 mission reached an apogee of about 351,000 feet (107,000 meters).

Internship separation

Blue Origin’s New Shepard capsule and booster. (Image credit: Blue Origin)

New Shepard’s booster and capsule seen shortly after separation on March 31, 2022.

Lift off!

Liftoff for Blue Origin’s NS-20 mission on March 31, 2022. (Image credit: Blue Origin)

Final minutes to launch

Launch of Blue Origin’s NS-20 crewed mission is less than 3 minutes away, with final checks underway.

Countdown resumes!

Blue Origin has resumed counting down to launch today; launch will now occur just a few minutes before 10 am EDT (1400 GMT).

New Shepard remains in a hold

Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket and capsule RSS First Step on the launch pad for the NS-20 launch from West Texas on March 31, 2022. (Image credit: Blue Origin)

Blue Origin’s New Shepard vehicle remains in a hold at T-9:59 as the delay nears half an hour. The company has not offered any details about the cause of the hold. Astronauts remain strapped into their seats in the capsule.

Gantry pulls away from New Shepard rocket

A view of Blue Origin's New Shepard vehicle on the launch pad on March 31, 2022.

A view of Blue Origin’s New Shepard vehicle on the launch pad on March 31, 2022. (Image credit: Blue Origin)

The gantry of Blue Origin’s Launch Site One has pulled away from the New Shepard rocket as the NS-20 crew awaits launch.

Blue Origin is still at T-9 minutes, 59 seconds and holding as flight controllers check the rocket’s systems and weather conditions for today’s launch.

Blue Origin holds countdown for NS-20 launch

Blue Origin has stopped its launch countdown at T-10 minutes from launch.

The company has not stated the reason for the hold yet.

The NS-20 passengers are buckled in for launch and just received a message from Blue Origin’s NS-19 crew, the first six-person crew. One message from Michael Strahan was particularly cheering: “This is the best ride ever have, but it’s way too short,” he wrote.

Blue Origin passenger carrying Ukrainian flag to space

The Blue Origin NS-20 passenger Jim Kitchen is taking a Ukrainian flag to space with him on the launch.

The Blue Origin NS-20 passenger Jim Kitchen is taking a Ukrainian flag to space with him on the launch. (Image credit: Blue Origin)

Blue Origin NS-20 passenger Jim Kitchen will take a small Ukrainian flag to space on New Shepard’s launch, along with the passport he used to visit the country, which will be in the flight suit pocket over his heart for today’s launch, Blue Origin reports .

The NS-20 crew has arrived at their New Shepard capsule and are now ingressing the spacecraft. Earlier, they crossed a gantry and rang a ceremonial ships bell before reaching the capsule.

The Blue Origin NS-20 passengers cross the gantry and ring a ceremonial bell as they prepare to board the New Shepard spacecraft.

The Blue Origin NS-20 passengers cross the gantry and ring a ceremonial bell as they prepare to board the New Shepard spacecraft. (Image credit: Blue Origin)

Blue Origin NS-20 crew arrives at launch pad

The Blue Origin NS-20 passengers arrive at Launch Site One where their New Shepard rocket and spacecraft are ready for a suborbital launch on March 31, 2022.

The Blue Origin NS-20 passengers arrive at Launch Site One where their New Shepard rocket and spacecraft are ready for a suborbital launch on March 31, 2022. (Image credit: Blue Origin)

Blue Origin’s NS-20 crew has arrived at Launch Site One to prepare to board their New Shepard spacecraft. As they arrived, dawn broke over their West Texas launch site.

The private astronauts are now climbing the seven-story gantry to reach the boarding level for New Shepard.

Blue Origin gives go for NS-20 crew departure.

Blue Origin has cleared its NS-20 space tourist passengers to head to the launch pad and board their New Shepard spacecraft.

The passengers will head over in electric Riven trucks. Once at the Launch Site One pad, they’ll climb seven flights of stairs and cross a gantry to board New Shepard.

It’s currently dark at Blue Origin’s launch site as the sun has yet to rise.

Blue Origin NS-20 launch live webcast

Blue Origin’s launch webcast for the NS-20 mission is live about 20 minutes ahead of schedule. Blue Origin appears to now be targeting 9:10 a.m. EDT (1310 GMT) for its launch today.

Blue Origin reports it is running ahead of its timeline for today’s planned launch. Here’s a look at the launch timeline from Blue Origin.

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It’s launch day for Blue Origin’s NS-20 space tourists

Blue Origin is counting down to launch its next space tourist mission, NS-20, from its Launch Site One in West Texas today. The mission will launch at 9:30 a.m. EDT (1330 GMT) and you’ll be able to watch it live on Space.com beginning at 8:30 a.m. EDT (1230 GMT).

Today’s mission will mark Blue Origin’s first crewed flight of 2022 and the company’s fourth crewed flight overall since it began launching passengers to space in July 2021. That first Blue Origin carried the company’s founder Jeff Bezos, among others. Bezos will likely be on hand for today’s launch as he has driven past crews to the launch pad himself.

This mission will carry six passengers. They include:

  • Gary Lai, the chief architect of the New Shepard system, a reusable rocket-capsule combo. He joined Blue Origin in 2004 and was one of its first 20 employees;
  • Sharon Hagle, the founder of SpaceKids Global, a nonprofit that was established in 2015 to encourage students, especially girls, to push forward their STEAM (science, technology, education, art and math) education and pursue careers in space. SpaceKids is also a participant in “Postcards to Space,” a program run by Blue Origin’s nonprofit organization Club for the Future.
  • Marc Hagle, husband of Sharon, is president and CEO of the property development corporation Tricor International.
  • Marty Allen, a past CEO and a current angel investor and mentor. He was the former CEO of the California Closet Company, which provides custom home storage ideas, along with Party America, which is now a nationwide retailer.
  • Jim Kitchen, a faculty member of the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School, and an entrepreneur.
  • George Nieldpresident of Commercial Space Technologies, LLC, which seeks to broaden commercial space activities, and the former associate administrator for the Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation.

Gary Lai and George Nield are flying on this mission as guests of Blue Origin, while the other crewmembers are paying passengers. Blue Origin has not disclosed what each of the paying passengers have paid for a flight on New Shepard, or what a single seat costs.

The NS-20 crew has spent the last two days training for today’s flight. Here are some photos from the training.

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Blue Origin's NS-20 space tourism flight crew photos and training

Blue Origin’s NS-20 crew visits their New Shepard rocket and capsule during preflight training. (Image credit: Blue Origin)
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Blue Origin's NS-20 space tourism flight crew photos and training

Blue Origin’s NS-20 space tourist crew visits Launch Site One during preflight training. (Image credit: Blue Origin)
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Blue Origin's NS-20 space tourism flight crew photos and training

The crew of Blue Origin’s NS-20 stand on the launch pad gantry while training for their March 31, 2022 spaceflight. (Image credit: Blue Origin)
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Blue Origin's NS-20 space tourism flight crew photos and training

Blue Origin NS-20 passenger George Nield listens during a training session with his crewmates. (Image credit: Blue Origin)
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Blue Origin's NS-20 space tourism flight crew photos and training

Four of Blue Origin’s NS-20 passengers listen during a training briefing for their March 31, 2022 launch. Gary Lai (top left) was added late to the mission and is chief architect of the New Shepard rocket. (Image credit: Blue Origin)
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Blue Origin's NS-20 space tourism flight crew photos and training

Gary Lai, Blue Origin’s chief architect of the reusable New Shepard system, listens intently during a training session to fly on the rocket he envisioned. (Image credit: Blue Origin)

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