Blue Origin NS-36

Blue Origin NS-36

Mission type	Sub-orbital human spaceflight
Mission duration	10 minutes, 21 seconds
Apogee	107 km (66 mi)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	RSS First Step
Manufacturer	Blue Origin
Crew
Crew size	6
Members	Jeff Elgin Danna Karagussova Clint Kelly III Aaron Newman Vitalii Ostrovsky William H. Lewis
Start of mission
Launch date	October 8, 2025, 13:40:27 UTC[1]
Rocket	New Shepard (NS4)
Launch site	Corn Ranch, LS‑1
Contractor	Blue Origin
End of mission
Landing date	October 8, 2025, 13:50:48 UTC
Landing site	Corn Ranch
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Passengers

The flight's passengers include executive in the franchise industr Jeff Elgin, experience in media, distribution, and events Danna Karagussova, electrical engineer with a Bachelor of Science from Duke University and a PhD from the University of Michigan, who led government and industry R&D in computer science and robotics Clint Kelly III (Second Flight to Space, First in NS-22), serial entrepreneur and explorer Aaron Newman, Ukrainian businessman, hotel and real estate investor, systems analyst, web developer, relentless globetrotter Vitalii Ostrovsky, and William Lewis, who asked to remain anonymous until after the flight.

Position	Passenger
Tourist	Clint Kelly III Second spaceflight
Tourist / Research Subject	Aaron Newman First spaceflight
Tourist	Jeff Elgin First spaceflight
Tourist	Vitalii Ostrovsky First spaceflight
Tourist	Danna Karagussova First spaceflight
Tourist	William H. Lewis[2] First spaceflight

Science

In collaboration with Utah State University led by PI Chris Dakin, Ph.D. , Aaron Newman took part in a study focused on human adaptation to spaceflight, with an emphasis on vestibular function and motion sickness. ^[3]

References

1. Wall, Mike (2025-10-08). "Blue Origin launches 6 'Space Nomads,' including mystery passenger, on suborbital space tourist flight (video)". Space.com. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
2. "Board of Directors Archive". Insmed. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
3. "Aaron Newman Joins as Spaceflight Researcher for Utah State University and Uplift Aerospace Collaboration". WSAV-TV news (NBC). Retrieved October 10, 2025.