Blue Origin NS-20

Blue Origin NS-20
Mission type	Crewed sub-orbital spaceflight
Mission duration	10 minutes, 4 seconds
Apogee	107 km (66 mi)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	RSS First Step
Manufacturer	Blue Origin
Crew
Crew size	6
Members	Marty Allen; Sharon Hagle; Marc Hagle; Jim Kitchen; George Nield; Gary Lai;
Start of mission
Launch date	31 March 2022, 13:57:55 UTC
Rocket	New Shepard (NS4)
Launch site	Corn Ranch, LS-1
Contractor	Blue Origin
End of mission
Landing date	31 March 2022, 14:07:59 UTC
Landing site	Corn Ranch
	; Blue Origin NS-20 mission patch New Shepard crewed flights ← Blue Origin NS-19 Blue Origin NS-21 → New Shepard flights ← Blue Origin NS-19 Blue Origin NS-21 →

Blue Origin NS-20 was a sub-orbital spaceflight mission operated by Blue Origin, which launched on 31 March 2022 using the New Shepard rocket.^[1] With six people on board, it was Blue Origin's fourth crewed flight, and twentieth flight overall to reach space.^[2]

The flight was originally scheduled to launch on 23 March, but was later postponed to 29 March, and then again to 31 March.^[1] American comedian Pete Davidson was expected to fly on board, but was unable to due to the launch date change.^[3] It was later announced that Blue Origin employee Gary Lai, chief architect of Blue Origin's New Shepard vehicle, would replace Davidson. Apart from Lai, the five other participants of the flight were paying passengers.^[4]

Crew

The NS-20 crew was nicknamed the "Roaring Twenties".^[5]

Prime crew
Position	Crew
Tourist	Marty Allen First spaceflight
Tourist	Sharon Hagle First spaceflight
Tourist	Marc Hagle First spaceflight
Tourist	Jim Kitchen First spaceflight
Tourist	George Nield First spaceflight
Tourist	Gary Lai First spaceflight

References

^ ^a ^b "NS-20 Mission Updates". Blue Origin. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
^ "Blue Origin's 20th Mission to Space". Blue Origin (Press release). 21 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
^ Levitt, Ross (18 March 2022). "SNL star Pete Davidson will no longer fly to space after launch postponed". CNN. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
^ Wall, Mike (21 March 2022). "Pete Davidson's spaceflight replacement is Blue Origin's Gary Lai". Space.com. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
^ Replay: New Shepard Mission NS-20 Webcast, 31 March 2022, retrieved 8 August 2022

[mission-updates-1] "NS-20 Mission Updates". Blue Origin. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.

[2] "Blue Origin's 20th Mission to Space". Blue Origin (Press release). 21 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.

[3] Levitt, Ross (18 March 2022). "SNL star Pete Davidson will no longer fly to space after launch postponed". CNN. Retrieved 19 March 2022.

[4] Wall, Mike (21 March 2022). "Pete Davidson's spaceflight replacement is Blue Origin's Gary Lai". Space.com. Retrieved 22 March 2022.

[5] Replay: New Shepard Mission NS-20 Webcast, 31 March 2022, retrieved 8 August 2022

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v t e Blue Origin
Vehicles	Charon^† Goddard^† PM2^‡ New Shepard Propulsion modules Tail 1 ^‡ Tail 2 ^† Tail 3 ^‡ Tail 4 Tail 5 Capsules Jules Verne ^† H.G. Wells First Step Kármán Line New Glenn ^* Blue Moon ^* Blue Ring ^* LPV LPV Jacklyn (ship)^† LPV1 Jacklyn (barge)
Rocket engines	BE-1 ^† BE-2 ^† BE-3 BE-4 BE-7 ^*
Notable spaceflights	NS-15 NS-16 NS-17 NS-18 NS-19 NS-20 NS-21 NS-22 NS-23^X NS-24 NS-25 NS-26 NS-27 NS-28
Facilities	Headquarters Kent, Washington Corn Ranch Launch Complex 36 Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 9 Vandenberg
Key people	Jeff Bezos (founder) Dave Limp (CEO) Jeffrey Ashby (chief of mission assurance) Nicholas Patrick (human integration architect)
Related	Commercial astronaut Billionaire space race Blue Origin Federation, LLC v. United States
* – denotes unflown vehicles or engines † – denotes retired vehicles, engines, products ‡ – denotes destroyed vehicles ^X – denotes failed flight