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Blue Origin’s NS-34 Soars Past Kármán Line With Six-Person International Crew

It streamed live to highlight Blue Origin’s growing cadence in civilian suborbital tourism.

Arvinder 'Arvi' Singh Bahal (centre) with some of the others set for Blue Origin's space tourism flight NS-34.
Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket ship rises from its West Texas launch pad. (Blue Origin via YouTube)
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Overview

  • NS-34 lifted off on August 3 from Launch Site One in West Texas and crossed the 100 km Kármán line in a roughly 10-minute flight.
  • The six-person roster featured Agra-born real estate investor Arvi Bahal, a licensed pilot whose global adventures span every country and both poles.
  • This mission marked New Shepard’s 14th crewed human flight and 34th overall launch, bringing the total number of people flown by the program to more than 75.
  • New Shepard’s reusable booster touched down vertically seconds after capsule separation, underscoring the vehicle’s fast turnaround capabilities.
  • Crew members ranged from entrepreneurs and philanthropists to a meteorologist and a crypto pioneer, reflecting Blue Origin’s push to broaden civilian access to space.