NS-31

Aisha Bowe

• Birthday: 11/04/1986
• Role: Tourist
• Nationality: United States of America, Bahamas
• First Flight: 04/14/2025
• Last Flight: 04/14/2025

Former NASA rocket scientist, entrepreneur, and global STEM advocate.

Amanda Nguyen

• Birthday: 10/10/1991
• Role: Tourist
• Nationality: Vietnam, United States of America
• First Flight: 04/14/2025
• Last Flight: 04/14/2025

Amanda Ngoc Nguyễn is a social entrepreneur, civil rights activist, and the chief executive officer and founder of Rise, a ...

Gayle King

• Birthday: 12/28/1954
• Role: Tourist
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 04/14/2025
• Last Flight: 04/14/2025

Gayle King is an American television personality, author, and broadcast journalist for CBS News, co-hosting its flagship morn...

Katy Perry

• Birthday: 10/25/1984
• Role: Tourist
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 04/14/2025
• Last Flight: 04/14/2025

Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television personality....

Kerianne Flynn

• Role: Tourist
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 04/14/2025
• Last Flight: 04/14/2025

Kerianne Flynn is an American film producer known for her work on independent films. She has contributed to several notable p...

Lauren Sánchez

• Birthday: 09/19/1969
• Role: Tourist
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 04/14/2025
• Last Flight: 04/14/2025

Lauren Wendy Sánchez is an American journalist, author and philanthropist who gained fame as an entertainment reporter and n...

Mission

NS-31

• Type: Tourism
• Orbit: Suborbital

NS-31 is the 11th crewed flight for the New Shepard program and the 31st in its history.

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 31 rockets, including 0 orbital launch attempts. While Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA, has been the site for 31 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-5

The New Shepard booster NS-5 has landed back on the landing pad. Booster NS-5 last launched 04/14/2025 and has seen 3 successful launches and landings. 5th New Shepard booster.

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 Landing Pad, West Texas - CR

New Shepard landing site.

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.