Blue Origin NS-36

Blue Origin NS‑36 was a sub-orbital spaceflight operated by Blue Origin as part of its New Shepard space tourism program. The flight launched from Launch Site One in West Texas on October 8, 2025, at 13:40 UTC. The launch window opened at about 8:30 AM CDT.
This mission represents the 15th human flight and the 36th overall flight of the New Shepard program.

Passengers

The flight's passengers include an executive in the franchise industry Jeff Elgin, an entrepreneur with experience in media, distribution, and events Danna Karagussova, an 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, a serial entrepreneur and explorer Aaron C. Newman, a 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.

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.