Blue Origin Launch: 12th human flight

Blue Origin released the following statement after the NS-32 successfully touched down:

Today, Blue Origin successfully completed its 12th human spaceflight and the 32nd flight for the New Shepard program. The crew included: K-12 STEM teacher Aymette Medina Jorge, radiologist turned explorer Dr. Gretchen Green, former Panamanian ambassador to the United States Jaime Alemán, businessman Jesse Williams, aerospace executive Mark Rocket, and entrepreneur Paul Jeris. Including today’s crew, New Shepard has now flown 64 people into space—including four who have flown twice—among them scientific researchers, educators, physicians, explorers, and entrepreneurs.

The NS-32 Crew.
“We thank our customers for trusting us to give them the opportunity to appreciate Earth’s fragility from above, an experience that truly transforms those who embark on it,” said Phil Joyce, Senior Vice President of New Shepard. “We look forward to seeing what our remarkable crew will do with this experience. I am proud of our team’s dedication in making these moments possible.”

Named after astronaut Alan Shepard, the first American in space, New Shepard is Blue Origin’s fully reusable, autonomous suborbital rocket system built to fly humans and scientific payloads to space. The rocket is powered by one BE-3PM engine, which is fueled by a highly efficient and clean combination of liquid hydrogen and oxygen. During flight, the only byproduct of New Shepard’s engine combustion is water vapor, with no carbon emissions.

Watch the livestream of the launch starting at 7:30 AM MT on Saturday, May 31, 2025.

VAN HORN, Texas (KVIA) -- Blue Origin is launching its 12th human flight from West Texas Saturday morning. The New Shepard flight is scheduled to happen at approximately 7:30 AM MT.

"Blue Origin announced today its next New Shepard crewed flight, NS-32, will lift off from Launch Site One in West Texas on Saturday, May 31, 2025," a spokesperson for Blue Origin explained. "The launch window opens at 8:30 AM CDT."

Blue Origin announced the crew for its 12th human flight of the New Shepard program last week.

Aymette Medina Jorge, Dr. Gretchen Green, Jaime Alemán, Jesse Williams, Mark Rocket, and Paul Jeris will take flight aboard the Jeff Bezo-owned company's rocket. The flight date has not yet been announced.

Blue Origin's 11th human flight made headlines when it blasted off with an all female star-studded crew, including entrepreneur and global STEM advocate Aisha Bowe; bioastronautics research scientist and civil rights activist Amanda Nguyễn; CBS Mornings co-host and Oprah Daily editor-at-large Gayle King; global pop superstar Katy Perry; film producer Kerianne Flynn; and New York Times bestselling author, pilot, and philanthropist Lauren Sánchez.

The 12th human flight will primarily feature lesser known crew members. Jorge is a high school and middle school STEM teacher at Odyssey Academy in Galveston, Texas. Green is a radiologist with 20 years of clinical experience. Alemán is a Panamanian attorney, businessman, and former ambassador to the U.S. He is set to become the first person to visit all 193 UN-recognized countries, the North Pole, the South Pole, and space. Williams is a Canadian entrepreneur and adventurer. Rocket is an entrepreneur and technology leader from New Zealand. Jeris is a real estate developer and entrepreneur.

The Blue Origin New Shepard flights, including the one that took Katy Perry to space, take off from a desert area near Van Horn, Texas.