Blue Origin

This astronaut crossed the Kármán Line (100 km), the internationally accepted boundary of space.

Crossed Kármán Line

Lane is the Principal and Founder of Bess Ventures and Advisory, a family office fund supporting technology firms that innovate and disrupt across multiple market sectors. He has led and built some of the world’s largest cybersecurity companies, including Palo Alto Networks and Zscaler, both of which he helped lead to IPO. Lane also serves as a Trustee at Carnegie Mellon University and supports philanthropic interests across health and social issues. Lane first flew to space on NS-19 on December 11, 2021. Courtesy of Blue Origin.

NS-30

Blue Origin launched its tenth crewed suborbital mission. The NS-30 mission sent six humans to suborbital space.

Named after the first American to reach space, Alan Shepard, the New Shepard rocket is powered by a single Blue Origin-developed engine for both launch and landing.

New Shepard

NS-19

Blue Origin will launch its third crewed suborbital mission. Passengers include Good Morning America's Michael Strahan and Laura Shepard Churchley, the eldest daughter of Alan Shepard, who was the first American to fly to space.

Lane Bess

United States of America

Laura Shepard Churchley

Michael Strahan

Dylan Taylor

NS-21

Blue Origin launched its 5th crewed suborbital mission. The NS-21 marks the first time a New Shepard passenger flew for a second time and ferried the first Mexican-born and youngest woman to fly to space as well as the second Brazilian to travel to space.

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