Blue Origin N-S 33 lifts off

Katy Perry on singing "What a Wonderful World" in space during Blue Origin flight

Pop star Katy Perry spoke about her experience on Blue Origin's rocket shortly after she, "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King, journalist and philanthropist Lauren Sánchez, former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen and film producer Kerianne Flynn safely returned to Earth. She talked about bringing a daisy on the flight, singing Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World" and the "collective energy" in the capsule.

Blue Origin N-S 33 lifts off

VAN HORN, Texas (KVIA)-- Blue origin's new Shepard rocket blasted off from the company's launch site this morning. It's took take place at Launch Site One in Van horn, Texas. About 2 hours east of El Paso. Six people were on board for the 10 minute mission in space. This was blue origin’s 33nd New Shepard Suborbital Launch. It was also it's 13th crewed mission. An earlier June 21st launch attempt was scrubbed over to wind concerns at the site. T…

Owolabi Salis becomes first Nigerian to travel to space

GistReel A Nigerian-born lawyer and politician, Owolabi Salis, has become the first Nigerian to travel to space. He was among six passengers on Blue Origin’s NS-33 mission, which launched from West Texas on Sunday. Other crew members included Allie Kuehner, Carl Kuehner, Leland Larson, Freddie Rescigno Jr., and Jim Sitkin. The suborbital flight, operated by Blue Origin, lasted 10 minutes and reached an altitude of 105.2 kilometres, crossing the …

Blue Origin booster from flight NS-33 touched down in West Texas ...

The Journey of NS-33

The Journey of NS-33 | Blue OriginWhen you see Earth as a single, delicate curve, it transforms you.On June 29, 2025, Blue Origin successfully completed its 13th human spaceflight and the 33rd flight for the New Shepard program. The crew included: Allie Kuehner and her husband, Carl Kuehner, plus Leland Larson, Freddie Rescigno, Jr., Owolabi Salis, and Jim Sitkin. Including this crew, New Shepard has now flown 70 people to space, including four …

Blue Origin Expands Space Tourism With Successful NS-33 New Shepard Flight

Blue Origin's rocket, New Shepard, just completed its 33rd journey, carrying six people and about 1,000 postcards. The flight, named NS-33 (New Shepard 33), is New Shepard's 13th flight with humans. The spacecraft has now successfully carried 70 people in total to space. The NS-33 flight, which took place on June 29, was originally slated