Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin to launch next crewed mission on June 21: Timings, crew members, how to watch livestream and other details
Blue Origin
, the private space company founded by Jeff Bezos, is set to launch its next human spaceflight, mission NS-33, on Saturday – June 21. The launch is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. ET (7pm IST) from Launch Site One, the company's facility in West Texas near Van Horn. The flight will mark the 13th crewed mission for Blue Origin's
New Shepard
rocket, which has been used to send passengers on brief suborbital trips beyond the edge of space. To date, the program has flown 64 humans and more than 175 scientific payloads above the Kármán line, the internationally recognized boundary of space.
Blue Origin's Mission NS-33 Flight details
New Shepard flights typically last around 11 minutes. As mentioned above, the rocket carries its crew capsule past the Kármán line offering a few minutes of weightlessness and views of Earth from more than 100 kilometers above the surface. The capsule then returns to Earth under parachutes, while the booster lands separately.
Blue Origin's Mission NS-33: How to watch livestream
A livestream of the launch will be available on Blue Origin's website. The telecast will begin about 30 minutes before the flight liftoff. Those interested can catch the live updates on Blue Origin's website.
Blue Origin's Mission NS-33 Crew details
Six passengers will take part in the
NS-33 mission
. They are:
Allie Kuehner, an environmental advocate and board member of the nonprofit Nature is Nonpartisan
Carl Kuehner, chairman of Building and Land Technology, a real estate investment and management firm
Leland Larson, a philanthropist and former CEO of family-owned transportation businesses
Freddie Rescigno Jr., founder and CEO of electrical company Commodity Cables
Owolabi Salis, an attorney and financial consultant
Jim Sitkin, a retired lawyer based in California
Blue Origin's spaceflight history
Blue Origin launched its first crewed mission in July 2021, with Jeff Bezos himself on board. Since then, the company has conducted 12 additional human flights. New Shepard is designed for space tourism and suborbital research, making it a key part of Blue Origin's business model as competition in the space tourism industry increases.
The company is also developing the larger New Glenn rocket for future orbital missions. That rocket completed its first test flight in early 2025. More crewed New Shepard flights are expected later in 2025, as the company expands access to suborbital space tourism.
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