Blue Origin NS-22 was a sub-orbital spaceflight mission, operated by Blue Origin, which launched on 4 August 2022 using the New Shepard rocket. It was Blue Origin's sixth crewed flight and the twenty-second overall to go into space.[1]
| Mission type | Crewed sub-orbital spaceflight |
|---|---|
| Mission duration | 10 minutes, 20 seconds |
| Apogee | 107 km (66 mi) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | RSS First Step |
| Manufacturer | Blue Origin |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 6 |
| Members |
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| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 4 August 2022, 13:56:07 UTC |
| Rocket | New Shepard (NS4) |
| Launch site | Corn Ranch, LS-1 |
| Contractor | Blue Origin |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 4 August 2022 14:06:27 UTC |
| Landing site | Corn Ranch |
 Blue Origin NS-22 mission patch | |
Crew
editThe NS-22 crew was nicknamed "Titanium Feather".[2]
The crew of six included Sara Sabry, who became the first Egyptian person and first Arab woman in space, and Mário Ferreira, who became the first Portuguese person in space. Also onboard was Coby Cotton, one of the co-founders of American YouTube channel Dude Perfect. Cotton's flight was sponsored by MoonDAO, a decentralized autonomous organization.[3][4]
The crew also included American British explorer Vanessa O'Brien, who became the first woman to complete the Explorers' Extreme Trifecta, which involves travelling to the bottom of the Challenger Deep, the summit of Mount Everest, and flying into outer space.[5]
| Position | Crew | |
|---|---|---|
| Tourist |  Coby CottonFirst spaceflight | |
| Tourist |  Mário FerreiraFirst spaceflight | |
| Tourist |  Vanessa O'BrienFirst spaceflight | |
| Tourist | Clint Kelly III First spaceflight | |
| Tourist |  Sara SabryFirst spaceflight | |
| Tourist | Steve Young First spaceflight | |
References
edit- ^ Elizabeth Howell (2022-07-23). "Blue Origin announces crew for 6th suborbital space tourism launch". Space.com. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
- ^ Replay: New Shepard Mission NS-22 Webcast, 5 August 2022, retrieved 2022-08-08
- ^ "First Egyptian and Portuguese Astronauts to join Dude Perfect Cofounder on New Shepard's 22nd Flight". Blue Origin. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
- ^ "MoonDAO". MoonDAO. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
- ^ Winfrey, Tiffany (5 August 2022). "Blue Origin New Shepard Helps the First Woman to Complete the Explorer's Extreme Trifecta Go to Space". The Science Times. Retrieved 7 August 2022.