| Mission type | Sub-orbital human spaceflight |
|---|---|
| Operator | Blue Origin |
| Mission duration | 10 minutes, 13 seconds |
| Apogee | 107 km (66 mi) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | RSS First Step |
| Manufacturer | Blue Origin |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 6 |
| Members |
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| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 11 December 2021, 9:00:42 am CST (15:00:42 UTC) |
| Rocket | New Shepard (NS4) |
| Launch site | Corn Ranch, LS-1 |
| Contractor | Blue Origin |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 11 December 2021, 9:10:55 am CST (15:10:55 UTC) |
| Landing site | Corn Ranch |
 Blue Origin NS-19 mission patch | |
Blue Origin NS-19 was a New Shepard sub-orbital spaceflight mission operated by Blue Origin that launched on 11 December 2021.[1] The flight was scheduled to launch on 9 December 2021,[2] later delayed to 11 December 2021.[3]
The mission patch of the flight also featured the initials of Glen de Vries who died in a plane crash a month after flying on Blue Origin's previous flight NS-18.[4] The passengers of NS-19 were the final recipients of the FAA Commercial Space Astronaut Wings,[5] an aviator wings-like badge created by the Federal Aviation Administration to encourage and draw attention to commercial space flight.
Notably, the launch of NS-19 occurred the day after a tornado caused the collapse of an Amazon warehouse in Illinois, killing six workers. Jeff Bezos both attended and publicly celebrated the launch of NS-19 on Instagram multiple hours before releasing a statement on Twitter about the warehouse collapse, which drew controversy from some users of the site.[6]
- ^ Holpuch, Amanda (23 November 2021). "Michael Strahan to Join Next Blue Origin Space Flight". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ Harwood, William (28 November 2021). "Astronaut Alan Shepard's daughter and Michael Strahan named to spaceflight". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ Howell, Elizabeth (9 December 2021). "Blue Origin's New Shepard launch with GMA anchor Michael Strahan: When to watch and what to know". Space.com. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "Blue Origin to launch NS-19 with full passenger complement". NASASpaceFlight.com. 11 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ https://www.faa.gov/space/human_spaceflight/recognition
- ^ Tayeb, Zahra (12 December 2021). "Jeff Bezos criticized for celebrating Blue Origin launch before addressing Amazon warehouse collapse". Business Insider. Retrieved 24 June 2025.