Thread by @blueorigin

The #NS21 crew is inside the Astronaut Training Center doing final preparations for their flight to space. Learn more about who’s onboard today:

Evan Dick, a crew member on #NS19, embarks on his second #NewShepard flight today. He’s an ATP-rated pilot, an avid sailor and motorcyclist, and a volunteer for Starfighters Aerospace.

.@hespanha_victor is a civil production engineer and will become the second Brazilian citizen to fly to space. Victor’s #NS21 seat is sponsored by @cryptospaceage.

.@actionaviation0 is a jet pilot and aircraft broker. In 2019, he and former @Space_Station Commander @AstroTerry broke the Round-the-World global circumnavigation record for flying an aircraft over the North and South poles. #NS21

Explorer @victorvescovo completed the “Explorer’s Grand Slam,” summiting the world’s seven summits and reaching the North and South Poles. He has dived Challenger Deep 12 times and will soon add another achievement to his list: Astronaut. #NS21

.@katvoltage’s mission is to provide representation for women and minorities in #STEM fields. Her seat is sponsored by @SpaceHumanity, whose mission is to expand access to space. After #NS21, she will become the first Mexican-born woman and the youngest American to fly to space.

.@json25 co-founded Dream Variation Ventures with his wife, Jamie. He’s an avid scuba diver and skydiver, has broken the sound barrier in a fighter jet, was a finalist on @survivorcbs, and has climbed the tallest waterfall in the world. Up next, space. #NS21