NS-16 mission
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The NS-16 mission was Blue Origin’s first crewed New Shepard suborbital spaceflight, carrying Jeff Bezos and three other passengers to the edge of space on July 20, 2021.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Shepard flight
ⓘ
crewed suborbital spaceflight ⓘ |
| apogee |
above 100 kilometers
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above Kármán line ⓘ |
| booster | New Shepard booster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boosterRecovery | successfully landed ⓘ |
| capsuleRecovery | parachute-assisted landing ⓘ |
| countryOfLaunch | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewMember |
Jeff Bezos
NERFINISHED
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Mark Bezos NERFINISHED ⓘ Oliver Daemen NERFINISHED ⓘ Wally Funk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewNationality |
American
ⓘ
Dutch ⓘ |
| crewRoleOfJeffBezos |
founder of Amazon
ⓘ
founder of Blue Origin ⓘ |
| crewRoleOfMarkBezos | passenger ⓘ |
| crewRoleOfOliverDaemen | paying customer ⓘ |
| crewRoleOfWallyFunk |
Mercury 13 member
ⓘ
aviator ⓘ |
| crewSize | 4 ⓘ |
| edgeOfSpaceReached | yes ⓘ |
| firstCrewedFlightForCompany | Blue Origin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstCrewedFlightOf | New Shepard system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flightOutcome | success ⓘ |
| flightProfile | vertical launch and vertical landing ⓘ |
| landingSite | near Launch Site One, Texas ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2021-07-20 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Blue Origin Launch Site One
NERFINISHED
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Corn Ranch NERFINISHED ⓘ Van Horn, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | New Shepard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionDuration | approximately 10 minutes ⓘ |
| missionType |
commercial human spaceflight
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suborbital tourism flight ⓘ |
| notableAs |
first crewed New Shepard flight
ⓘ
first time Jeff Bezos flew to space ⓘ |
| operator | Blue Origin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizationFounderOnBoard | Jeff Bezos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passenger |
Jeff Bezos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mark Bezos NERFINISHED ⓘ Oliver Daemen NERFINISHED ⓘ Wally Funk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
commercial space tourism demonstration
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demonstrate crewed capability of New Shepard ⓘ |
| relatedProgram | New Shepard program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeAgeRecord |
Oliver Daemen became youngest person to reach space at time of flight
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Wally Funk became oldest person to reach space at time of flight ⓘ |
| spacecraft | New Shepard crew capsule NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Flew on Blue Origin New Shepard suborbital flight on 2021-07-20