Blue Origin S Sixth Suborbital Human Launch Is Scheduled For August 4

Blue Origin’s sixth crewed flight of the New Shepard spacecraft, named NS-22, will lift off Thursday, the company announced. The New Shepard craft, named after astronaut Alan Shepard, is a fully reusable autonomous rocket that gives its crew a view from about 350,000 feet. Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket launches with passengers William Shatner, Chris Boshuizen, Audrey Powers and Glen de Vries from its spacecraft near Van Horn, Texas, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/LM Otero / AP Newsroom) Mário Ferreira, a Portuguese businessman, and Sara Sabry, an Egyptian engineer, will become the first people from their countries to reach space. JEFF BEZOS’ BLUE ORIGIN EXPRESSES INTEREST IN SECOND NASA ARTEMIS LUNAR LANDER CONTRACT Vanessa O’Brien, a British-American explorer, will become the first woman to climb the highest peak on Earth, reach the deepest part of the ocean and go into space. Coby Cotton, co-founder of the YouTube channel Dude Perfect, which specializes in trick shots and has over 57 million subscribers, will also be on board. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM FOX BUSINESS Rounding out the crew will be Florida telecom executive Steve Young and tech entrepreneur Clint Kelly III. Jeff Bezos, who founded Blue Origin in 2000, was aboard New Shepard for Blue Origin’s first human space launch last year.