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Austin Litteral

• Role: Tourist
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 11/22/2024
• Last Flight: 11/22/2024

Austin works as a risk management professional in the financial services industry. He’s a husband and a father of two daugh...

Emily Calandrelli

• Role: Tourist
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 11/22/2024
• Last Flight: 11/22/2024

Emily Dawn Calandrelli is an American science communicator, engineer, author, and television presenter. She was the host and ...

Henry Wolfond

• Role: Tourist
• Nationality: Canada
• First Flight: 11/22/2024
• Last Flight: 11/22/2024

Henry (Hank) Wolfond is Chairman and CEO of Bayshore Capital in Toronto, Canada. A lifelong aviator, Henry holds an Airline T...

James Russell

• Role: Tourist
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 11/22/2024
• Last Flight: 11/22/2024

James (J.D.) Russell is a serial entrepreneur and founder of InfoHOA, a leader in technology-based community management solut...

Marc Hagle

• Role: Tourist
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 03/31/2022
• Last Flight: 11/22/2024

Marc Hagle is president and CEO of Tricor International, a residential and commercial property development corporation.

Sharon Hagle

• Role: Tourist
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 03/31/2022
• Last Flight: 11/22/2024

Sharon Hagle founded SpaceKids Global in 2015, a nonprofit whose mission is to inspire students to excel in STEAM+ education ...

Mission

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• Type: Tourism
• Orbit: Suborbital

Twenty-eighth flight of New Shepard carrying six passengers.

Location

West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch

Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA

West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch has witnessed the launch of 32 rockets, including 0 orbital launch attempts. While Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA, has been the site for 32 rocket launches.

Corn Ranch, commonly referred to as Launch Site One (LSO), is a spaceport owned and operated by Blue Origin which is located approximately 30 miles north of the town of Van Horn, Texas, United States.

Rocket

Blue Origin New Shepard

The New Shepard reusable launch system is a vertical-takeoff, vertical-landing (VTVL), suborbital manned rocket that is being developed by Blue Origin as a commercial system for suborbital space tourism.

Learn more about the New Shepard

Core NS-4

New Shepard booster NS-4 has landed back on the landing pad. Booster NS-4 last launched 05/31/2025 and has seen 14 successful launches and landings. New Shepard vehicle #4 is the fourth flight vehicle of the New Shepard suborbital rocket. It was used for Blue Origin's first crewed launches.

A sonic boom is likely to occur a few minutes after launch as the booster returns to the launch site. Be prepared for a loud but thrilling experience! Learn more about rocket launch sonic booms

Corn Ranch, West Texas - CR

Blue Origin launch and landing facility located in West Texas

Return to Launch Site - RTLS

A return to launch site usually means that after stage separation the booster flips and does a burn back towards the launch site, landing near where it initially launched from.

Agency

Blue Origin

Blue Origin is an American privately funded aerospace manufacturer and spaceflight services company set up by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos with its headquarters in Kent, Washington. The company is developing technologies to enable private human access to space with the goal to dramatically lower costs and increase reliability. Blue Origin currently launches its New Shepard sub-orbital vehicle from its West Texas launch site, they are currently constructing a launch pad for their orbital vehicle New Glenn at Cape Canaveral LC-36.