Jeff Bezos ' aerospace company announced on Wednesday (July 30) that it's targeting Sunday (Aug. 3) for the flight, which is called NS-34 because it's the 34th overall mission for Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital vehicle.

Blue Origin's NS-34 mission successfully launched six passengers, including an 80-year-old Indian businessman and cryptocurrency billionaire Justin Sun, into suborbital space. The 10-minute flight on the New Shepard rocket allowed the crew to experience weightlessness and view Earth from beyond the Kármán line.

In 2021, Justin Sun paid $28 million to be Blue Origin's first commercial passenger. However, scheduling conflicts delayed his trip. On Aug. 3, Sun finally