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New Shepard’s Crewed NS-30 MissionTargets Liftoff on Tuesday, Feb. 25

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Blue Origin announced today its 10th human flight, NS-30, will lift off from Launch Site One in West Texas on Tuesday, February 25. The New Shepard launch window opens at 9:30 AM CST / 15:30 UTC. The webcast on BlueOrigin.com will start at T-35 minutes.


Additionally, Blue Origin released the NS-30 mission patch. A few of the symbols embedded include:

  • The mountain represents Spanish mountaineer and adventurer Jesús Calleja, who has climbed the world’s Seven Summits.

  • The airplane and clouds represent Jesús Calleja, Elaine Hyde, Dr. Richard Scott, and Tushar Shah, all of whom are pilots.

  • The dove with the olive branch represents Jesús Calleja and Lane Bess’ hope for peace for all.

  • The Southern Cross represents Elaine Hyde’s Australian and Singaporean heritage.

  • The Roman numeral II along the bottom edge represents Lane’s second flight.

  • The winding road on the mountain leading to the crew capsule represents the road to space each of the crew’s astronauts have taken.


For more information on the crew, please see our previous blog post here.  Follow Blue Origin on X, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Threads, and YouTube, and sign up on BlueOrigin.com to stay current on all mission details. 

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