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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 3 days 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 3 days 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

[–] ptfrd@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago

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:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqtJnEj7D48 4w ago (taken from this live stream)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNN9obF8aJA Jun 4, 2024 duration 15:45
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tm7kB-icAWU Jun 10, 2024 duration 20:02
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Yjf0Wo4Drk 2y ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyUrMbMJvKY and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKh5bhizWU8 3y ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaTloSh3-mU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bRhGIV2UU0

[–] ptfrd@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

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 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Königsmann can definitely afford whatever it costs

[–] ptfrd@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago

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.