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Kiwi Aerospace Entrepreneur Becomes First New Zealander in Space
- Mark Rocket, an aerospace entrepreneur from New Zealand, flew on Blue Origin's NS-32 suborbital flight from Texas on Saturday, becoming the first person from New Zealand to travel to space.
- The flight occurred after Rocket shifted from Virgin Galactic due to delays, joining five other passengers including world travelers, entrepreneurs, and educators on Blue Origin's 12th crewed flight.
- The RSS First Step capsule reached 340,290 feet, exceeding the 62-mile Kármán Line, and the crew experienced about three minutes of weightlessness and views of Earth's curvature.
- Rocket called weightlessness a 'surreal experience' and expressed confidence that New Zealanders possess the skills, drive, and creativity needed to play a significant role in the aerospace industry, emphasizing his goal to motivate others in the country.
- The successful NS-32 flight highlights space tourism's expanding access beyond superpowers and may enhance innovation and collaboration in aerospace, as exemplified by Rocket's leadership at Kea Aerospace.
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Aerospace entrepreneur Mark Rocket blasted off aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard NS-32 mission.
Blue Origin launches six people into space
VAN HORN, Texas (NBC, KYMA/KECY) - Blue Origin successfully completed its 12th human spaceflight and the 32nd flight for the New Shepard program Saturday. The launch vehicle, which included the Reusable Spaceship (RSS) First Step capsule and a propulsion module, lifted off from Blue Origin's launch site one near Van Horn, Texas just after 8:30 a.m. Central, about two and a half minutes into the flight the booster returned to Earth. Meanwhile, th…
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Blue Origin launches New Shepard NS-32 mission
The NS-32 mission will create six new astronauts.
Aymette Medina Jorge Becomes the Boricua Woman Who Entered Space and History at the Same Time
Space once belonged to the unreachable. Yet, on a clear Saturday morning in West Texas, Aymette Medina Jorge, a teacher from Ponce, Puerto Rico, changed that. At precisely 9:39 a.m., she lifted off from Blue Origin’s Launch Site One aboard the New Shepard capsule, becoming the first Puerto Rican woman to travel into space. The launch marked another technical achievement for the private aerospace firm, but for classrooms across Latin America, it …
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