Joining Calandrelli on New Shepard are repeat Blue Origin customers Marc and Sharon Hagle, a married couple who also flew on the NS-20 in March 2022, James (J.D.) Russell, Henry (Hank) Wolfond, and Austin Litteral, who won his seat in a corporate-sponsored giveaway.

They're a mix of STEM advocates, philanthropists, entrepreneurs, and everyday dreamers embarking on a journey to the edge of space.

Blue Origin, which is owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, has launched eight crewed New Shepard missions to date. These flights last a total of 10 to 12 minutes and carry people above the 62-mile-high (100 kilometers) Kármán Line, which many (but not all) people consider to be the boundary between Earth and space.