Linda Edwards
Linda Edwards is a retired obstetrician and gynecologist. That professional background preceded Edwards' participation in Blue Origin's human-spaceflight program.
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Flights
1
Spacewalks
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EVA time
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In space
1 suborbital flight
Bio
NS-38 launched on January 22, 2026 aboard New Shepard, with Edwards serving as Astronaut.
New Shepard launches vertically from West Texas, carries its autonomous crew above the atmosphere, and returns the capsule under parachutes while the lands separately under power. Linda Edwards therefore has 1 completed spaceflight; backup, training, canceled, and future assignments are excluded from that total. The mission connected Edwards' professional experience with direct work aboard a crewed spacecraft and a completed flight assignment. The flight converted that professional background into direct experience of launch, weightlessness, Earth viewing, , and recovery.