Blue Origin NS-22

Blue Origin NS-22 was a sub-orbital spaceflight mission, operated by Blue Origin, which launched on 4 August 2022 using the New Shepard rocket. It was Blue Origin's sixth crewed flight and the twenty-second overall to go into space.[1]

Blue Origin NS-22
Mission typeCrewed sub-orbital spaceflight
Mission duration10 minutes, 20 seconds
Apogee107 km (66 mi)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftRSS First Step
ManufacturerBlue Origin
Crew
Crew size6
Members
Start of mission
Launch date4 August 2022, 13:56:07 UTC
RocketNew Shepard (NS4)
Launch siteCorn Ranch, LS-1
ContractorBlue Origin
End of mission
Landing date4 August 2022
14:06:27 UTC
Landing siteCorn Ranch

Blue Origin NS-22 mission patch
 

Crew

The NS-22 crew was nicknamed "Titanium Feather".[2]

The crew of six included Sara Sabry, who became the first Egyptian person and first Arab woman in space, and Mário Ferreira, who became the first Portuguese person in space. Also onboard was Coby Cotton, one of the co-founders of American YouTube channel Dude Perfect. Cotton's flight was sponsored by MoonDAO, a cryptocurrency company.[3][4]

The crew also included American British explorer Vanessa O'Brien, who became the first woman to complete the Explorers' Extreme Trifecta, which involves travelling to the bottom of the Challenger Deep, the summit of Mount Everest, and flying into outer space.[5]

Prime crew
Position Crew
Tourist United States Coby Cotton
First spaceflight
Tourist Portugal Mário Ferreira
First spaceflight
Tourist United States Vanessa O'Brien
First spaceflight
Tourist United States Clint Kelly III
First spaceflight
Tourist Egypt Sara Sabry
First spaceflight
Tourist United States Steve Young
First spaceflight

References
  1. Elizabeth Howell (2022-07-23). "Blue Origin announces crew for 6th suborbital space tourism launch". Space.com. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  2. Replay: New Shepard Mission NS-22 Webcast, retrieved 2022-08-08
  3. "First Egyptian and Portuguese Astronauts to join Dude Perfect Cofounder on New Shepard's 22nd Flight". Blue Origin. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  4. "MoonDAO". MoonDAO. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  5. Winfrey, Tiffany (5 August 2022). "Blue Origin New Shepard Helps the First Woman to Complete the Explorer's Extreme Trifecta Go to Space". The Science Times. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
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