NS-33

Allie Kuehner

• Role: Tourist
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 06/29/2025
• Last Flight: 06/29/2025

Environmentalist and dedicated conservationist

Carl Kuehner

• Role: Tourist
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 06/29/2025
• Last Flight: 06/29/2025

Chairman of Building and Land Technology (BLT), a real estate development, investment, and property management firm

Freddie Rescigno Jr.

• Role: Tourist
• Nationality: United States of America, Italy
• First Flight: 06/29/2025
• Last Flight: 06/29/2025

Italian-American entrepreneur, business owner, and competitive golfer based in Suwanee, Georgia.

Jim Sitkin

• Role: Tourist
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 06/29/2025
• Last Flight: 06/29/2025

Retired law expert specalized on employment class actions on behalf of non-unionized employees, challenging industries that t...

Leland Larson

• Role: Tourist
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 06/29/2025
• Last Flight: 06/29/2025

Philanthropist and former CEO of School Bus Services, Inc. and Larson Transportation Services.

Owolabi Salis

• Role: Tourist
• Nationality: United States of America
• First Flight: 06/29/2025
• Last Flight: 06/29/2025

Attorney and a financial consultant

Mission

NS-33

• Type: Tourism
• Orbit: Suborbital

NS-33 is the 13th crewed flight for the New Shepard program and the 33rd 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 33 rockets, including 0 orbital launch attempts. While Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA, has been the site for 33 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 06/29/2025 and has seen 4 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.