Blastoff! Blue Origin launches space tourists for first time in almost 2 years

A Blue Origin New Shepard rocket launched the NS-25 mission from Texas on May 19, 2025. Full Story: According to , the Six people aboard were Ed Dwight, the U.S.’s first-ever Black astronaut candidate; venture capitalist Mason Angel; Sylvain Chiron, the founder of French craft brewery Brasserie Mont Blanc; entrepreneur Kenneth L. Hess; retired accountant Carol Schaller; and pilot and aviator Gopi Thotakura. Credit: Blue Origin