
Former SpaceX Safety Chief Hans Koenigsmann to Fly on Blue Origin Rocket
Hans Koenigsmann, a foundational SpaceX executive who led safety and mission assurance, is set to fly on a suborbital mission with competitor Blue Origin.
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Hans Koenigsmann, a foundational SpaceX executive who led safety and mission assurance, is set to fly on a suborbital mission with competitor Blue Origin.

Blue Origin plans to launch six passengers on its 15th human spaceflight mission on October 8, highlighting a week with five additional SpaceX launches.

Blue Origin has announced its next crewed mission, which will send six passengers, including one anonymous individual, on a suborbital flight aboard its New Shepard vehicle.

Blue Origin is building three new New Shepard vehicles to increase its suborbital space tourism flights to a weekly basis and is searching for a second launch site.

Blue Origin plans a major expansion, aiming for weekly New Shepard suborbital launches within years, supported by three new vehicles and a potential new international spaceport.

Blue Origin's 35th New Shepard mission successfully flew over 40 research payloads and deployed a new camera, earning praise from SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.