Blue Origin NS-26

2024 private crewed sub-orbital spaceflight
Blue Origin NS-26
Mission typeCrewed sub-orbital spaceflight
Mission duration10 minutes, 8 seconds
Apogee105.3 km (65.4 mi)[1]
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftRSS First Step
ManufacturerBlue Origin
Crew
Crew size6
Members
  • Ephraim Rabin
  • Nicolina Elrick
  • Eugene Grin
  • Rob Ferl
  • Karsen Kitchen
  • Eiman Jahangir
Start of mission
Launch date29 August 2024, 13:07:03 UTC
RocketNew Shepard (NS4)
Launch siteCorn Ranch, LS-1
ContractorBlue Origin
End of mission
Landing date29 August 2024, 13:17:11 UTC
Landing siteCorn Ranch
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Blue Origin NS-26 was a sub-orbital spaceflight mission, operated by Blue Origin, launched on August 29, 2024, using the New Shepard rocket.[2][3][4][1]

Crew

Prime crew
Position Crew
Tourist United Kingdom Singapore Nicolina Elrick
First spaceflight
Scientist United States Rob Ferl
First spaceflight
Tourist Ukraine Eugene Grin
First spaceflight
Tourist Iran United States Eiman Jahangir
First spaceflight
Tourist United States Karsen Kitchen
First spaceflight
Tourist United States Israel Ephraim Rabin
First spaceflight

The flight's crew included NASA-funded scientist Rob Ferl who is a professor at the University of Florida. During the flight, he performed experiments studying the change of gene expression in one type of plant when the plant was exposed to microgravity and other different phases of flight. Professor Ferl was the first NASA-funded researcher flying aboard New Shepard (or indeed aboard any of the commercial suborbital space vehicles of the 21st century). His flight and experiments were funded by NASA's Flight Opportunities program.[1]

Eiman Jahangir's flight was sponsored by the cryptocurrency organization MoonDAO.[1]

Karsen Kitchen became the youngest woman to cross the Kármán line (100 km) at 21 years old.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Foust, Jeff (August 29, 2024). "Blue Origin flies NASA-funded scientist and space tourists on New Shepard suborbital flight". SpaceNews. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  2. ^ "Blue Origin Announces Crew for New Shepard's 26th Mission". Blue Origin. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  3. ^ Argueta, Brenda (2024-07-24). "Next crew announced for Blue Origin. Here's who's going to space". WKMG. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  4. ^ Foust, Jeff (2024-08-23). "Blue Origin sets date for next New Shepard flight after completing parachute investigation". SpaceNews. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
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