Blue Origin NS-19

Blue Origin NS-19
Mission typeCrewed sub-orbital spaceflight
OperatorBlue Origin
Mission duration10 minutes, 13 seconds
Apogee107 km (66 mi)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftRSS First Step
ManufacturerBlue Origin
Crew
Crew size6
Members
Start of mission
Launch date11 December 2021, 15:00:42 UTC
RocketNew Shepard (NS4)
Launch siteCorn Ranch, LS-1
ContractorBlue Origin
End of mission
Landing date11 December 2021, 15:10:55 UTC
Landing siteCorn Ranch

Blue Origin NS-19 mission patch

Blue Origin NS-19 was a crewed New Shepard sub-orbital spaceflight mission operated by Blue Origin that launched on 11 December 2021.[1] The flight was scheduled to launch on 9 December 2021,[2] later delayed to 11 December 2021.[3]

The mission patch of the flight also featured the initials of Glen de Vries who died in a plane crash a month after flying on Blue Origin's previous crewed flight NS-18.[4] The NS-19 crew were the final recipients of the FAA Commercial Space Astronaut Wings,[5] an aviator wings-like badge created by the Federal Aviation Administration to encourage and draw attention to commercial space flight.

  1. ^ Holpuch, Amanda (23 November 2021). "Michael Strahan to Join Next Blue Origin Space Flight". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  2. ^ Harwood, William (28 November 2021). "Astronaut Alan Shepard's daughter and Michael Strahan named to spaceflight". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  3. ^ Howell, Elizabeth (9 December 2021). "Blue Origin's New Shepard launch with GMA anchor Michael Strahan: When to watch and what to know". Space.com. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Blue Origin to launch NS-19 with full passenger complement". NASASpaceFlight.com. 11 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  5. ^ https://www.faa.gov/space/human_spaceflight/recognition