Welcome to SENKRECHTSTARTER! Today, I'm talking to Michi Benthaus (ESA, Mars Atmosphere/GNC) and Hans Königsmann (former SpaceX, “father of Falcon 9 & Dragon”) about their planned Blue Origin flight with New Shepard. Michi would be the first paraplegic person to cross the Kármán line (~100 km)
I'm not sure which mission they're allocated to. (Haven't actually watched the interview yet.) Obviously not NS-35 as that was a couple of hours ago (and unmanned). This list on Wikipedia doesn't currently have entries for NS-36 or any subsequent missions.
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ptfrd@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 340d
I wonder how long they've been waiting, whether they jumped the queue, how long the queue actually is, etc.. And are they paying? If not, wouldn't the paying customers get a bit annoyed?
(Haven’t actually watched the interview yet.)
burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 340d
Königsmann can definitely afford whatever it costs
ptfrd@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 340d
Yes, I was just wondering whether he is a billionaire. How many SpaceX billionaires there might be. Etc. I'm guessing we're talking a net worth of more like 9 digits than 10, though.
ptfrd@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 340d
More interviews from that channel:
Rogge of the Fram 2 mission https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cdz-2nE-vK8
And lots more of Konigsmann:
ptfrd@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 340d
Around 13:20 they talk about some kind of secret, which I don't understand. Maybe just the flight date? (Which is still secret according to this comment)
Around 13:30 "Hans it's not actually official yet that you're on this flight ...". "Das ist [true, it's a bit like] Forcing Function Funf". I don't know what "Forcing Function Funf" might be! (Also 25:32 "You haven't officially announced that you're flying yet")
Around 19:19 Benthaus mentions a convo with Alexander Gerst
ptfrd@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 250d
Flight in ~ 40 hours https://www.blueorigin.com/news/new-shepard-ns-37-mission