Blue Origin NS-20 facts for kids
| Mission type | Crewed sub-orbital spaceflight |
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| Mission duration | 10 minutes, 4 seconds |
| Apogee | 107 km (66 mi) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | RSS First Step |
| Manufacturer | Blue Origin |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 6 |
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| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 31 March 2022, 13:57:55 UTC |
| Rocket | New Shepard (NS4) |
| Launch site | Corn Ranch, LS-1 |
| Contractor | Blue Origin |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 31 March 2022, 14:07:59 UTC |
| Landing site | Corn Ranch |
 Blue Origin NS-20 mission patch |
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Blue Origin NS-20 was a special trip to the edge of space. It was run by a company called Blue Origin. This mission launched on March 31, 2022.
The flight used a rocket named New Shepard. Six people were on board this space journey. It was Blue Origin's fourth time sending people into space. Overall, it was their twentieth flight to reach space.
The flight was first planned for March 23. But it was moved to March 29, and then again to March 31. A famous American comedian, Pete Davidson, was supposed to fly. However, he could not go because the launch date changed.
Later, Blue Origin announced that Gary Lai would take his place. Gary Lai is an important person at Blue Origin. He helped design the New Shepard rocket. Besides Gary Lai, the other five people on the flight were paying customers. They bought their tickets to experience space.
