Mission type | Crewed sub-orbital spaceflight |
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Mission duration | 10 minutes, 5 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 June 2022 13:25:02 UTC[1] |
Rocket | New Shepard (NS4) |
Launch site | Corn Ranch, LS-1 |
Contractor | Blue Origin |
End of mission | |
Landing date | 4 June 2022 13:35:07 UTC[1] |
Landing site | Corn Ranch |
![]() Blue Origin NS-21 mission patch |
Blue Origin NS-21 was a sub-orbital spaceflight mission, operated by Blue Origin, which launched on 4 June 2022 using the New Shepard rocket.[2] It was Blue Origin's fifth crewed flight, and twenty-first overall to reach space.[3]
The mission was originally scheduled to launch on 20 May 2022. However, the flight was delayed due to a back-up system not meeting the "expectations for performance,"[4] and the new 4 June launch date was announced on 31 May 2022.[5]
Apollo 16 astronaut Charles Duke was a guest of Blue Origin attending the launch.
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