ChainCatcher message, Blue Origin announced on platform X that the launch window for the New Shepard spacecraft, which is carrying Sun Yuchen, will open tonight at 8:34 PM. Blue Origin's official website will livestream the launch.

In 2021, Sun Yuchen successfully bid $28 million for a seat on New Shepard's first crewed flight and donated all the bidding funds to Blue Origin's Future Club to support STEM education for youth worldwide.