Comedian and actor Pete Davidson was previously announced to be flying with the crew, but his seat was turned over.
to future passengers, though the company has not disclosed the price of a seat on New Shepard.
The rocket will launch from Blue Origin's private facility in West Texas, aiming to soar above 100 kilometers — or more than 340,000 feet — before returning to Earth safely a few minutes later. From start to finish, the launch is expected to last about 11 minutes. The crew is set to experience about three minutes of weightlessness.
New Shepard's capsule will accelerate to more than three times the speed of sound to pass beyond the 80-kilometer boundary, or about 50 miles, that the U.S. uses to mark the edge of space. The capsule is flown autonomously, with no human pilot, and floats down with the assistance of a set of parachutes to land in the Texas desert.
The New Shepard rocket booster is reusable, and will attempt to return and land on a concrete pad near the launch site.Blue Origin | Reuters This photo provided by Blue Origin, Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket sits on a spaceport launch pad near Van Horn, Texas, Tuesday, July 20, 2021.
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