Blue Origin NS-34

Blue Origin NS‑34 was a sub-orbital spaceflight operated by Blue Origin as part of its New Shepard space tourism program. The flight launched from Launch Site One (Corn Ranch) in West Texas on August 3, 2025, at 12:42 UTC (08:42 a.m. Eastern).^[2] The launch window opened at about 7:30 AM CDT (12:30 UTC).

Blue Origin NS-34

Mission type	Sub-orbital human spaceflight
Mission duration	10 minutes, 12 seconds
Apogee	105 km (65 mi)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	RSS First Step
Manufacturer	Blue Origin
Crew
Crew size	6
Members	Arvinder (Arvi) Singh Bahal Gökhan Erdem Deborah Martorell Lionel Pitchford James (J.D.) Russell Justin Sun
Start of mission
Launch date	August 3, 2025, 12:42 UTC [1]
Rocket	New Shepard (NS4)
Launch site	Corn Ranch, LS‑1
Contractor	Blue Origin
End of mission
Landing date	August 3, 2025, 12:52 UTC
Landing site	Corn Ranch
Blue Origin NS-34 mission patch New Shepard flights ← Blue Origin NS-33 Blue Origin NS-35 →

This mission represents the 14th human flight and the 34th overall flight of the New Shepard program.

Passengers

The flight's passengers include world traveler and real estate investor Arvinder (Arvi) Singh Bahal, Turkish entrepreneur and photographer Gökhan Erdem, Emmy-winning meteorologist Deborah Martorell, humanitarian educator Lionel Pitchford, entrepreneur and returning space tourist James (J.D.) Russell, and crypto pioneer and TRON founder Justin Sun.

Position	Passenger
Tourist	J. D. Russell Second spaceflight
Tourist	Justin Sun First spaceflight
Tourist	Deborah Martorell First spaceflight
Tourist	Lionel Pitchford First spaceflight
Tourist	Gökhan Erdem First spaceflight
Tourist	Arvinder (Arvi) Singh Bahal First spaceflight