Blue Origin’s NS-37 Mission Marks Quiet Milestone Above the Texas Desert
On Saturday, December 20, 2025, Blue Origin transported six passengers on an incredible trip beyond Earth’s atmosphere. At 8:15am CST the New Shepard rocket took off from Launch Site One, also known as Corn Ranch, nestled in the Guadalupe Mountains near Van Horn, TX, and its crew included the first person to enter space in a wheelchair.
Michaela Benthaus, a 33-year-old aerospace engineer at the European Space Agency, had achieved great success after overcoming numerous obstacles. She severely injured her spine in a mountain biking accident in 2018, but still participated in a variety of activities, including zero-gravity research flights in 2022 and even an analogue astronaut mission in Poland.
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Hans Koenigsmann, a seasoned aerospace engineer with nearly two decades of SpaceX experience, accompanied her on the mission. The two actually connected on LinkedIn and assisted in making her dream a reality by handling the logistics and ensured she was prepared for the journey.
The other four crew members included Joey Hyd, a former hedge fund CEO and physics researcher from Florida who simply enjoyed the adrenaline rush. Neal Milch, a businessman and chairman of the Jackson Laboratory board. Adonis Pouroulis, a mining and energy entrepreneur from the natural resources sector, who also contributed some of his business experience. Then there was Jason Stansell, a computer scientist from West Texas who has always loved space and rockets.
This was New Shepard’s 37th flight overall, and the 16th with humans on board, which means the capsule has now transported 92 people, including 86 unique individuals.
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Blue Origin’s NS-37 Mission Marks Quiet Milestone Above the Texas Desert
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