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Hans Koenigsmann and ESA's Michi Benthaus (a paraplegic) discuss planned New Shephard flight (DE, with subtitles in EN & ES) (www.youtube.com)

submitted 1 week ago by ptfrd@sh.itjust.works to c/spaceflight@sh.itjust.works

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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 points 1 week ago

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