Blue Origin NS-19
| Mission type | Sub-orbital human spaceflight |
|---|---|
| Operator | Blue Origin |
| Mission duration | 10 minutes, 13 seconds |
| Apogee | 107 km (66 mi) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | RSS First Step |
| Manufacturer | Blue Origin |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 6 |
| Members |
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| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 11 December 2021, 9:00:42 am CST (15:00:42 UTC) |
| Rocket | New Shepard (NS4) |
| Launch site | Corn Ranch, LS-1 |
| Contractor | Blue Origin |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 11 December 2021, 9:10:55 am CST (15:10:55 UTC) |
| Landing site | Corn Ranch |
Blue Origin NS-19 mission patch | |
Blue Origin NS-19 was a New Shepard sub-orbital spaceflight mission operated by Blue Origin that launched on 11 December 2021. The flight was scheduled to launch on 9 December 2021, later delayed to 11 December 2021.
The mission patch of the flight also featured the initials of Glen de Vries who died in a plane crash a month after flying on Blue Origin's previous flight NS-18. The passengers of NS-19 were the final recipients of the FAA Commercial Space Astronaut Wings, an aviator wings-like badge created by the Federal Aviation Administration to encourage and draw attention to commercial space flight.