Wed Oct 08 13:40:00 UTC 2025: **Summary:**
Blue Origin is scheduled to launch its NS-36 mission today, October 8th, at 9:40 a.m. ET from its West Texas launch site. This will be the 15th crewed flight of the New Shepard suborbital vehicle, carrying six passengers: Jeff Elgin, Danna Karagussova, Clint Kelly III, Aaron Newman, Vitalii Ostrovsky, and an anonymous passenger. Clint Kelly III is a spaceflight veteran who also flew on Blue Origin’s NS-22 mission. The flight will last approximately 10-12 minutes, giving passengers a few minutes of weightlessness and a trip above the Kármán line (62 miles above Earth).
**News Article:**
**Blue Origin Launches Six Passengers on Suborbital Spaceflight Today**
**West Texas -** Blue Origin successfully launched its NS-36 mission today, October 8th, at 9:40 a.m. ET, sending six passengers on a brief journey to the edge of space. The New Shepard suborbital vehicle lifted off from the company’s launch site in West Texas, marking Blue Origin’s 15th crewed flight.
The passengers on board NS-36 included franchise-industry executive Jeff Elgin, media entrepreneur Danna Karagussova, electrical engineer and robotics researcher Clint Kelly III, software entrepreneur Aaron Newman, Ukrainian businessman Vitalii Ostrovsky, and an anonymous individual. Clint Kelly III is a spaceflight veteran and previously flew on Blue Origin’s NS-22 mission in August 2022.
The flight lasted approximately 10-12 minutes, during which the passengers experienced a few minutes of weightlessness and ascended above the Kármán line, the internationally recognized boundary of space, located 62 miles (100 kilometers) above Earth.
New Shepard is an autonomous, reusable rocket-capsule combo. Passengers get to experience a few minutes of weightlessness during this time, and they get above the Kármán line — the widely recognized boundary of outer space. Blue Origin has not revealed the cost of a ticket for the flight.
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