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Blue Origin-New Shepard 1st Human Flight Patch
Blue Origin-New Shepard 1st Human Flight Patch
Acquired from Blue Origin
Acquired from Blue Origin
Date acquired 24th September 2021
Date acquired 24th September 2021
Collection Number TSM-116
Collection Number TSM-116
Blue Origin is the privately funded aerospace company that was founded by Jeff Besoz, the owner & founder of the online retailing giant Amazon.
Blue Origin is the privately funded aerospace company that was founded by Jeff Besoz, the owner & founder of the online retailing giant Amazon.
His company has manufactured a completely reusable sub orbital space vehicle called New Shepard. This was the first flight that carried humans aloft. The vehicle has been made for the space tourism market, and seats aboard it can be purchased.
His company has manufactured a completely reusable sub orbital space vehicle called New Shepard. This was the first flight that carried humans aloft. The vehicle has been made for the space tourism market, and seats aboard it can be purchased.
For the first flight Besoz & his brother were aboard and were joined by Wally Funk & Oliver Daemen.
For the first flight Besoz & his brother were aboard and were joined by Wally Funk & Oliver Daemen.
Wally funk is a renowned figure inasmuch as she applied to be one of the first Mercury astronauts in the early sixties only to have her hopes dashed when it was announced that NASA would not send females into space. Aged 82 she finally realised her dream of spaceflight, and at the time became the oldest person to fly into space. She flew at the invitation of Bezos
Wally funk is a renowned figure inasmuch as she applied to be one of the first Mercury astronauts in the early sixties only to have her hopes dashed when it was announced that NASA would not send females into space. Aged 82 she finally realised her dream of spaceflight, and at the time became the oldest person to fly into space. She flew at the invitation of Bezos
Oliver Daemon filled the final seat as the winner of an online auction , his father paid a reputed 28 million dollars for the seat. At the time of his flight he was 18 years old, and is the youngest person, first teenager, and first person born in the 21st century to travel to space.
Oliver Daemon filled the final seat as the winner of an online auction , his father paid a reputed 28 million dollars for the seat. At the time of his flight he was 18 years old, and is the youngest person, first teenager, and first person born in the 21st century to travel to space.
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