Blue Origin aiming for May 31 as the date for the 12th commercial tourism space flight, led by Jeff Bezos.
Blue Origin Prepares for 12th Tourism Mission
The private space exploration company, Blue Origin, founded by Amazon's Jeff Bezos, has announced plans for its next crewed suborbital flight, called NS-32, this weekend. The launch is scheduled for Saturday, May 31, if all goes as planned.
The New Shepard vehicle, Blue Origin's reusable rocket, will lift off from the company's West Texas site during a window opening at 9:30 a.m. EDT (1330 GMT; 8:30 a.m. local Texas time). Live streaming of the event will commence 30 minutes before liftoff.
The six-person crew consists of Panamanian businessman and attorney Jaime Alemán, radiologist, life coach, and explorer Gretchen Green, entrepreneur and real estate developer Paul Jeris, award-winning middle school and high school teacher Aymette Medina Jorge, New Zealand entrepreneur Mark Rocket, and Canadian entrepreneur, adventurer, and mountaineer Jesse Williams. Interested readers can learn more about the crew in Blue Origin's NS-32 crew reveal update.
This mission will mark Blue Origin's 32nd overall mission and the 10th to 12-minute journey will take the passengers to suborbital space and back. If successful, it will be the company's second crewed spaceflight since July 2021, when Bezos himself embarked on the company's first-ever crewed mission.
While the search results do not provide a complete list of the passengers for this mission, they do mention that Paul Jeris, a 65-year-old from Put-in-Bay, Ohio, is part of the crew. As launch day approaches, official announcements and updates from Blue Origin will likely provide the complete list of passengers.
In the past, Blue Origin has carried celebrities on its crewed missions, such as famed "Star Trek" actor William Shatner in October 2021 and pop star Katy Perry last month. Fans can stay updated on rocket launches, space events, and more by subscribing to the our website Newsletter.
- The upcoming Blue Origin mission, NS-32, includes Paul Jeris, a 65-year-old entrepreneur and real estate developer from Put-in-Bay, Ohio, highlighting the fusion of business and space-and-astronomy.
- In the realm of technology, Blue Origin's next mission will showcase scientific advancements as it propels six passengers, including Paul Jeris, into suborbital space.
- As Blue Origin prepares for its 12th tourism mission, the company's blend of real estate development and space exploration adds another layer to the intriguing intersection of business and space-and-astronomy news.
