Blue Origin NS-30

Blue Origin NS-30
Mission type	Crewed sub-orbital spaceflight
Mission duration	10 minutes, 8 seconds
Apogee	107 km (66 mi)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	RSS First Step
Manufacturer	Blue Origin
Crew
Crew size	6
Members	Lane Bess; Jesús Calleja; Tushar Shah; Dr. Richard Scott; Elaine Chia Hyde; Russell Wilson;
Start of mission
Launch date	February 25, 2025, 9:49:11 am CST (15:49:11 UTC)
Rocket	New Shepard (NS4)
Launch site	Corn Ranch, LS-1
Contractor	Blue Origin
End of mission
Landing date	February 25, 2025, 9:59:19 am CST (15:59:19 UTC)
Landing site	Corn Ranch
	; Blue Origin NS-30 mission patch New Shepard crewed flights ← Blue Origin NS-28 Blue Origin NS-31 → New Shepard flights ← Blue Origin NS-29 Blue Origin NS-31 →

Blue Origin NS-30 was a sub-orbital spaceflight mission, operated by Blue Origin, which launched on February 25, 2025, using the New Shepard rocket.^[3]^[4]^[1]

Crew

Prime crew
Position	Crew
Tourist	Lane Bess Second spaceflight
Tourist	Jesús Calleja First spaceflight
Tourist	Tushar Shah First spaceflight
Tourist	Dr. Richard Scott First spaceflight
Tourist	^[5] Elaine Chia Hyde First spaceflight
Tourist	Russell Wilson First spaceflight

Details

The flight's crew includes Lane Bess on his second flight on New Shepard, his first being Blue Origin NS-19 in 2021, Jesús Calleja, a Spanish mountaineer, Tushar Shah, Dr. Richard Scott, Australians Elaine Chia Hyde and Russell Wilson.^[4]^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b @blueorigin (February 25, 2025). "Key stats from today's New Shepard crewed NS-30 mission: The crew capsule reached an apogee of 345,769 ft AGL / 349,416 ft MSL (105 km AGL / 107 km MSL) The booster reached an apogee of 345,404 ft AGL / 349,051 ft MSL (105 km AGL / 106 km MSL) Official launch time was 9:49:11 AM CST / 15:49:11 UTC Capsule landing occurred at 9:59:19 AM CST / 15:59:19 UTC The mission elapsed time was 10 min 8 sec" (Tweet). Retrieved February 25, 2025 – via Twitter.
^ ^a ^b Replay: New Shepard Mission NS-30 Webcast. Van Horn, Texas, United States: Blue Origin. February 25, 2024. Event occurs at 15:30 UTC. Retrieved February 25, 2024..
^ @blueorigin (February 21, 2025). "Their journey to space begins 🔜 New Shepard's crewed NS-30 mission is targeting liftoff from Launch Site One on Tuesday, Feb. 25 with the launch window opening at 9:30 AM CST / 15:30 UTC. Learn more about the symbolism behind the mission patch: https://bit.ly/3X6Fr8w" (Tweet). Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Twitter.
^ ^a ^b "Blue Origin's New Shepard Completes 30th Mission to Space". Blue Origin. February 25, 2025 [18 February 2025]. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
^ Chia was born and raise in Singapore,but Singapore does not allow dual citizenship
^ "FAA Commercial Human Space Flight Recognition | Federal Aviation Administration". www.faa.gov. Archived from the original on March 3, 2025. Retrieved March 3, 2025.

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[launchstattweet-1] @blueorigin (February 25, 2025). "Key stats from today's New Shepard crewed NS-30 mission: The crew capsule reached an apogee of 345,769 ft AGL / 349,416 ft MSL (105 km AGL / 107 km MSL) The booster reached an apogee of 345,404 ft AGL / 349,051 ft MSL (105 km AGL / 106 km MSL) Official launch time was 9:49:11 AM CST / 15:49:11 UTC Capsule landing occurred at 9:59:19 AM CST / 15:59:19 UTC The mission elapsed time was 10 min 8 sec" (Tweet). Retrieved February 25, 2025 – via Twitter.

[livestream-2] Replay: New Shepard Mission NS-30 Webcast. Van Horn, Texas, United States: Blue Origin. February 25, 2024. Event occurs at 15:30 UTC. Retrieved February 25, 2024..

[launchdatetweet-3] @blueorigin (February 21, 2025). "Their journey to space begins 🔜 New Shepard's crewed NS-30 mission is targeting liftoff from Launch Site One on Tuesday, Feb. 25 with the launch window opening at 9:30 AM CST / 15:30 UTC. Learn more about the symbolism behind the mission patch: https://bit.ly/3X6Fr8w" (Tweet). Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Twitter.

[BOweb-4] "Blue Origin's New Shepard Completes 30th Mission to Space". Blue Origin. February 25, 2025 [18 February 2025]. Retrieved February 21, 2025.

[5] Chia was born and raise in Singapore,but Singapore does not allow dual citizenship

[6] "FAA Commercial Human Space Flight Recognition | Federal Aviation Administration". www.faa.gov. Archived from the original on March 3, 2025. Retrieved March 3, 2025.

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v t e Blue Origin
Vehicles	Charon^† Goddard^† PM2^‡ New Shepard Propulsion modules Tail 1 ^‡ Tail 2 ^† Tail 3 ^‡ Tail 4 Tail 5 Capsules Jules Verne ^† H.G. Wells First Step Kármán Line New Glenn Blue Moon ^* Blue Ring LPV LPV Jacklyn (ship)^† LPV1 Jacklyn (barge)
Rocket engines	BE-1 ^† BE-2 ^† BE-3 BE-4 BE-7 ^*
Missions	New Glenn launches NS-15 NS-16 NS-17 NS-18 NS-19 NS-20 NS-21 NS-22 NS-23^X NS-24 NS-25 NS-26 NS-27 NS-28 NS-29 NS-30 NS-31
Facilities	Headquarters Kent, Washington Corn Ranch Launch Complex 36 Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 9 Vandenberg
Key people	Jeff Bezos (founder) Dave Limp (CEO) Jeffrey Ashby (chief of mission assurance) Nicholas Patrick (human integration architect)
Related	Commercial astronaut Billionaire space race Blue Origin Federation, LLC v. United States
* – denotes unflown vehicles or engines † – denotes retired vehicles, engines, products ‡ – denotes destroyed vehicles ^X – denotes failed flight