Watch Blue Origin launch Space Gal Emily Calandrelli | 5 Others On Tourism Flight Today

Watch Blue Origin launch 'Space Gal' Emily Calandrelli | 5 Others On Tourism Flight Today

Blue Origin's NS-28 mission launched at 10:30 a.m. EST (1530 GMT or 9:30 a.m. local Texas time), Friday, Nov. 22. The capsule reached an apogee of 347,661 feet (65.8 miles or 106 kilometers), flying 3 miles (4.8 km) above the Kármán line.

Blue Origin will launch its ninth space tourism flight this morning (Nov. 22).

The mission — known as NS-28, because it will be the 28th launch overall of Blue Origin's New Shepard vehicle — is scheduled to lift off from the company's West Texas spaceport during a window that opens at 10:30 a.m. EST (1530 GMT; 9:30 a.m. local time in Texas).

Blue Origin will stream the launch live, beginning 30 minutes before liftoff. You can watch the action here on Space.com, courtesy of Blue Origin, and the company's website. The stream will also be simulcast on the Space.com YouTube channel, VideoFromSpace.