Blue Origin NS-18

NS-18

Mission type	Crewed sub-orbital spaceflight
Operator	Blue Origin
Mission duration	TBD
Apogee	TBD
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	RSS First Step
Manufacturer	Blue Origin
Crew
Members	Audrey Powers Chris Boshuizen Glen de Vries William Shatner
Start of mission
Launch date	12 October 2021 (planned)
Rocket	New Shepard (NS4)
Launch site	Corn Ranch
End of mission
Landing date	TBD
Landing site	Corn Ranch
New Shepard flights

NS-18 is a planned sub-orbital spaceflight mission operated by Blue Origin launching on 12 October 2021. The mission will be the eighteenth flight of the company's New Shepard integrated launch vehicle and spacecraft. it will be the second crewed New Shepard launch. The crew of four include Audrey Powers, Chris Boshuizen, Glen de Vries, and William Shatner. The flight will launch from Blue Origin's sub-orbital launch site in West Texas aboard the fourth flight of New Shepard booster NS4 and the spacecraft RSS First Step, both having previously flown on NS-14, NS-15, and NS-16 earlier in the year. At 90, William Shatner will be the oldest person to fly into space, beating the previous record of 82 held by Wally Funk, who flew on the previous New Shepard crewed flight.

Crew

Prime crew

Position	Crew
Tourist	Audrey Powers First spaceflight
Tourist	Chris Boshuizen First spaceflight
Tourist	Glen de Vries First spaceflight
Tourist	William Shatner First spaceflight