Blue Origin Sends 750th Human to Space in Landmark Suborbital Flight from Texas

US-based Lawyer Becomes First Nigerian to Travel to Space

Nigerian-born Owolabi Salis was on the six-man crew of Blue Origin’s 13th human spaceflight for the New Shepard program.  Other crew members included: Allie Kuehner and her husband, Carl Kuehner, Leland Larson, Freddie Rescigno, Jr., and Jim Sitkin.  With the spaceflight of this crew, New Shepard has flown 70 people to space, including four who have flown twice. Meet Nigerian-born Owolabi Salis The suborbital flight, operated by Jeff Bezos’ aero…

Owolabi Salis Becomes First Nigerian to Travel to Space on Blue Origin Mission

WEST TEXAS, USA — Owolabi Salis, a Nigerian-born lawyer, accountant, and former Lagos governorship candidate, has made history as the first Nigerian to travel to space, joining the ranks of private astronauts aboard Blue Origin’s NS-33 mission. The suborbital flight lifted off on Saturday, June 29, 2025, from Blue Origin’s launch site in West Texas, carrying Salis and five other crewmates — Allie Kuehner, Carl Kuehner, Leland Larson, Freddie Res…

Nigerian relives historic moment as first nation’s astronaut

A United States-based lawyer and politician, Chief Owolabi Salis, has become the first Nigerian to travel to space above the Karman line, boundary between Earth’s atmosphere and outer space, located at an altitude of 100 kilometres above sea level. The Blue Origin, which took the astronauts on the flight, touched back from the epic space adventure at the tarmac of the exotic space village in Western Texas. Salis is the only black among the crew…

Blue Origin Sends 750th Human to Space in Landmark Suborbital Flight from Texas

Blue Origin launched six tourists on its NS-33 mission, sending them past the Kármán Line and marking the 750th human in space. The 10-minute suborbital flight reached 105.2 km before landing safely in West Texas. The crew, dubbed “The Solstice 33,” experienced weightlessness and carried student postcards as part of Blue Origin’s educational outreach program.