Flight Experience
Everybody needs to do this.
Ed Dwight, NS-25
“That's our planet!"
Emily Calandrelli (NS-28) reflects on seeing Earth from space.
“I just went to space!”
Katya Echazarreta (NS-21), the first Mexican-born woman in space, after she returns home.
“It's such a beautiful experience."
Leland Larson (NS-33) after his flight.
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Boarding the Rocket
Astronauts board New Shepard, buckle in, and prepare for flight.
The Final Countdown
Anticipation builds before the engines ignite and New Shepard lifts off.
WWOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Michael Strahan, NS-19
Ascend
New Shepard ascends toward space at more than three times the speed of sound.
Welcome to Space
The crew capsule passes the Kármán line, the internationally recognized boundary of space 62 miles (100 km) above Earth.
Look at our beautiful Earth!
Jesse Williams, NS-32
Returning to Earth
After floating in zero-g, astronauts return to their seats and prepare to come home.
Descend
The crew capsule descends back to Earth under parachutes before landing in the West Texas desert.
Touchdown
Just before touchdown, a retro-thrust system at the bottom of the capsule expels a burst of air for a gentle landing. Welcome back to Earth, astronauts.
I am forever changed.
Karsen Kitchen, NS-26
Moments after Landing
“Everyone in the world deserves to see this.”
Sara Sabry, NS-22
“It was perfection.”
Gretchen Green, NS-32
“It's the coolest thing ever.”
Coby Cotton, NS-22
“It’s the happiest day of my life.”
Mason Angel, NS-25
“I think I left half myself up there.”
Elaine Chia Hyde, NS-30
“It's completely unbelievable.”
Austin Litteral, NS-28