Blue Origin NS-33 was a

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operated by

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as part of its

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program. The flight launched from Launch Site One in West Texas on June 29, 2025, at 15:40

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(10:40 a.m. Eastern), after launch attempts on June 21 and June 22 were scrubbed due to high winds and cloud cover, respectively. The mission lasted approximately 10 minutes, carrying six passengers to an apogee of about , crossing the

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, the FAI-recognized boundary of space. The crew included conservationist Allie Kuehner, real estate developer Carl Kuehner, philanthropist and former bus company executive Leland Larson, entrepreneur Freddie Rescigno, Jr., attorney and financial consultant Owolabi Salis, and retired labor attorney James (Jim) Sitkin. Allie and Carl Kuehner were the second married couple to fly together on a New Shepard mission, following Marc and Sharon Hagle on NS-20 and NS-28. The booster performed a powered landing approximately 7.5 minutes after liftoff, with the capsule landing under parachutes about three minutes later, within a few hundred meters of the booster. This mission marked the 13th human flight and the 33rd overall flight for the New Shepard program, and was the third crewed New Shepard flight in two and a half months, following NS-31 on April 14 and NS-32 on May 31.

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