US EditionKiwi Aerospace Entrepreneur Becomes First New Zealander in Space
- On May 31, 2025, during Blue Origin's NS-32 suborbital mission out of Texas, Mark Rocket, CEO of Kea Aerospace, became the first person from New Zealand to travel into space.
- The mission followed previous New Shepard flights and included six crew members, featuring entrepreneurs and adventurers with diverse backgrounds.
- The suborbital flight reached above the 100-kilometer Kármán Line, providing about three minutes of weightlessness and views of the Earth's curvature.
- Blue Origin successfully conducted its twelfth crewed mission and the 32nd launch of the New Shepard rocket, reaching speeds exceeding 3400 km/h and lasting approximately 11 minutes from liftoff to landing.
- Rocket described the experience as a "surreal experience" and a "huge adrenaline rush," expressing hope to inspire more New Zealanders in aerospace and possibly fly again.
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Blue Origin launches six people into space
VAN HORN, Texas (NBC, KYMA/KECY) - Blue Origin successfully completed its 12th human spaceflight and the 32nd flight for the New Shepard program Saturday. The launch vehicle, which included the Reusable Spaceship (RSS) First Step capsule and a propulsion module, lifted off from Blue Origin's launch site one near Van Horn, Texas just after 8:30 a.m. Central, about two and a half minutes into the flight the booster returned to Earth. Meanwhile, th…
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Blue Origin launches New Shepard NS-32 mission
The NS-32 mission will create six new astronauts.
Six More Humans Successfully Carried to the Edge of Space by Blue Origin
An anonymous reader shared this report from Space.com: Three world travelers, two Space Camp alums and an aerospace executive whose last name aptly matched their shared adventure traveled into space and back Saturday, becoming the latest six people to fly with Blue Origin, the spaceflight company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos. Mark Rocket joined Jaime Alemán, Jesse Williams, Paul Jeris, Gretchen Green and Amy Medina Jorge on board the RSS F…
Congratulations, Amy Medina Jorge: Space Center Houston SEEC Ambassador Embarks on Blue Origin’s NS-32 Flight
Space Center Houston is beyond proud to congratulate Aymette “Amy” Medina Jorge, a five-year Space Center Houston SEEC ambassador on her Blue Origin flight. Medina, a longstanding educator and returning participant to the center’s annual Space Exploration Educators Conference (SEEC), embarked on Blue Origin’s New Shepard NS-32 flight alongside her five crewmates earlier today, May 31. Born in Puerto Rico, Medina Jorge carries deep Spanish roots …
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