Blue Origin NS-28

Mission type	Crewed sub-orbital spaceflight
Mission duration	10 minutes, 15 seconds
Apogee	107 km (66 mi)[1]
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	RSS First Step[2]
Manufacturer	Blue Origin
Crew
Crew size	6
Members	Emily Calandrelli Sharon Hagle Marc Hagle Austin Litteral James Russell Henry Wolfond
Start of mission
Launch date	22 November 2024, 15:30:00 UTC
Rocket	New Shepard (NS4)[2]
Launch site	Corn Ranch, LS-1
Contractor	Blue Origin
End of mission
Landing date	22 November 2024, 15:40:14 UTC
Landing site	Corn Ranch
Blue Origin NS-28 mission patch New Shepard crewed flights ← Blue Origin NS-26 TBD → New Shepard flights ← Blue Origin NS-27 Blue Origin NS-29 →

Blue Origin NS-28 was a sub-orbital spaceflight mission, operated by Blue Origin, which launched on 22 November 2024 using the New Shepard rocket.^[3][4]

Prime crew

Position	Crew
Tourist	Sharon Hagle Second spaceflight
Tourist	Marc Hagle Second spaceflight
Tourist	Emily Calandrelli First spaceflight
Tourist	Austin Litteral First spaceflight
Tourist	James (J.D.) Russell First spaceflight
Tourist	Henry (Hank) Wolfond First spaceflight

The flight's crew includes Emily Calandrelli, a science communicator and host of Emily's Wonder Lab,^[5] Marc and Sharon Hagle, who are flying on their second New Shepard flight (the first being NS-20), Austin Litteral, who won his seat as part of a giveaway, James (J.D.) Russell and Henry (Hank) Wolfond.^[4]