Blue Origin NS-28

Blue Origin NS-28 was a sub-orbital spaceflight mission, operated by Blue Origin, which launched on November 22, 2024 using the New Shepard rocket.^[3][4]

Blue Origin NS-28

Mission type	Sub-orbital human spaceflight
Mission duration	10 minutes, 14 seconds
Apogee	107 km (66 mi)[1]
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	RSS First Step[2]
Manufacturer	Blue Origin
Crew
Crew size	6
Members	Emily Calandrelli Sharon Hagle Marc Hagle Austin Litteral James Russell Henry Wolfond
Start of mission
Launch date	November 22, 2024, 9:30 am CST (15:30 UTC)
Rocket	New Shepard (NS4)[2]
Launch site	Corn Ranch, LS-1
Contractor	Blue Origin
End of mission
Landing date	November 22, 2024, 9:40:14 am CST (15:40:14 UTC)
Landing site	Corn Ranch
Blue Origin NS-28 mission patch New Shepard flights ← Blue Origin NS-27 Blue Origin NS-29 →

Passengers

Position	Passenger
Tourist	Sharon Hagle Second spaceflight
Tourist	Marc Hagle Second spaceflight
Tourist	Emily Calandrelli First spaceflight
Tourist	Austin Litteral First spaceflight
Tourist	James (J.D.) Russell First spaceflight
Tourist	Henry (Hank) Wolfond First spaceflight

Details

The flight's passengers include Emily Calandrelli, a science communicator and host of Emily's Wonder Lab,^[5] Marc and Sharon Hagle, who were flying on their second New Shepard flight (the first being NS-20), Austin Litteral, who won his seat as part of a giveaway, James (J.D.) Russell and Henry (Hank) Wolfond.^[4]