| Mission duration | 10 minutes, 26 seconds |
|---|---|
| Suborbital apogee | 106 km (66 mi) |
| Spacecraft | RSS Karman Line |
| Manufacturer | Blue Origin |
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| Launch date | 20 December 2025, 14:15:00 UTC |
| Launch rocket | New Shepard (NS5) |
| Launch site | Corn Ranch, West Texas |
| Launch contractor | Blue Origin |
| Landing date | 20 December 2025, 14:25:26 UTC |
| Landing site | Corn Ranch |
| Insignia | Blue Origin NS-37 patch.jpeg |
| Programme | New Shepard flights |
| Previous mission | Blue Origin NS-36 |
| Next mission | Blue Origin NS-38 |
Blue Origin NS-37 was a sub-orbital spaceflight operated by Blue Origin as part of its New Shepard space tourism program. The mission launched from Launch Site One in West Texas on December 20, 2025, with the exact liftoff time determined by the launch window. The live webcast began roughly 40 minutes before launch.[1] The flight was expected to last approximately 10–12 minutes, carrying six passengers to an apogee above the Kármán line, the internationally recognized boundary of space.
The crew includes aerospace engineer Michaela Benthaus, who has used a wheelchair since suffering a spinal cord injury in a 2018 mountain-biking accident, physicist Joey Hyde, aerospace engineer Hans Koenigsmann, business executive Neal Milch, entrepreneur Adonis Pouroulis, and space enthusiast Jason Stansell.
References
- ^ Wall, Mike (2025-12-11). "Blue Origin targeting Dec. 18 for historic 1st spaceflight of wheelchair user". Space. Retrieved 2025-12-12.