This Friday, private astronautical company Blue Origin announced that it will fly the 22nd New Shepard mission next Thursday, August 4th.
Along with five other people, Portuguese businessman Mario Ferreira will join the space travel.
This will be the sixth human spaceflight since the owner of the astronaut company made its first flight in July 2021.
On board the 22nd mission will be Mario Ferreira, Corby Cotton, co-founder of the Youtube channel “Dude Perfect”; Vanessa O’Brien, the first woman to reach the highest point on planet Earth; Clint Kelly III, Science and Robotics Specialist; Sarah Sabry, mechanical and biomedical engineer, and Steve Young, CEO of Young’s Communications LLC.
The launch of NS-22 is scheduled for Thursday, August 4, from the first launch pad. The launch window opens at 8:30 a.m. Central Time / 1:30 p.m. UTC. Learn more about the symbolism embedded in #NS22 mission patch: https://t.co/PUB3eZwFIf pic.twitter.com/ODrzgoRBe3
— blue origin (@blueorigin) July 29, 2022
Source: CM Jornal