Get ready for an exhilarating ride in the cosmos! This Saturday, August 23, Blue Origin—a visionary spaceflight company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos—will launch its 35th New Shepard mission, marking a major milestone as it sends its 200th payload soaring above the Kármán line!

Scheduled for liftoff at 8:30 a.m. EDT from the innovative Launch Site One in West Texas, this uncrewed suborbital flight promises to carry a treasure trove of experiments and research developed by talented students, dedicated teachers, and dynamic university teams.

Don’t miss out! You can watch the entire 10-minute adventure live, starting just 15 minutes before liftoff on BlueOrigin.com, with Space.com providing a simulcast if available.

In a significant leap forward for its cargo missions, Blue Origin’s "RSS H.G. Wells" capsule will be at the helm, exclusively designed to transport payloads. After its flight, both the capsule and its booster will make a safe return: the booster will land propulsively on a concrete pad, while the capsule will descend using parachutes.

This mission isn't just any flight; it's a showcase of groundbreaking research! Among the 24 experiments aboard, you'll find exciting projects from NASA’s TechRise Student Challenge. These include innovative studies on growing plants in microgravity, exploring fluid dynamics, and critical medical research.

But that’s not all! The Teachers in Space program contributes a collection of scientific endeavors focused on recording sound levels, radiation exposure, and environmental conditions during the flight. Enthusiastic scholars from institutions like Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, Oklahoma State University, and the University of Florida are also on board with their projects.

Carthage College is set to test innovative techniques for measuring propellant levels in orbit, while a fascinating Teledyne experiment in collaboration with NASA’s Glenn Research Center will evaluate a spacecraft fuel cell system, potentially paving the way for lunar and Martian explorations.

On this mission, 432 sensors will measure the effects of a new chemical coating, and a modified FLEX fluorescence imaging system, previously tested on the International Space Station, will embark on its very first suborbital journey!

As always, Blue Origin is also adding a heartfelt touch by carrying postcards from its philanthropic initiative, "Club For the Future." These postcards will be stamped to mark their journey to space and sent back to the students who created them.

With this being the 5th flight for the H.G. Wells capsule and the 21st New Shepard cargo mission, this launch is set to redefine the future of space exploration—don’t miss it!