Blue Origin NS-19: New Shepard’s first six-astronaut crew

The New Shepard reusable launch system was launched from and landed at Blue Origin’s Launch Site One in West Texas, on 11 December 2021, at 15:02 UTC (09:02 CST). For the first time, the New Shepard capsule carried six passengers to space: Laura Shepard Churchley, Michael Strahan, Evan Dick, Dylan Taylor, Cameron Bess and Lane Bess. NS-19 is the fifth mission, launch and landing, for this New Shepard launch vehicle (NS4).