Blue Origin astronaut who flew with William Shatner dies in plane crash
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INTRO: A biomedical entrepreneur who flew on Blue Origin’s second crewed suborbital spaceflight died in a plane crash Nov. 11.
Glen de Vries was one of two people on a Cessna 172 aircraft that crashed in New Jersey Nov. 11. New Jersey State Police confirmed Nov. 12 that both de Vries and Thomas Fischer, the other person on the plane, died in the crash. It wasn’t clear who was at the controls of the plane; de Vries was an instrument-rated private pilot while Fischer was a flight instructor.
De Vries was one of the four people on
Blue Origin’s NS-18 flight Oct. 13, the second time the suborbital vehicle carried people. He was joined by the flight by actor William Shatner, Planet co-founder Chris Boshuizen and Audrey Powers, a Blue Origin vice president.
“We are devastated to hear of the sudden passing of Glen de Vries,” Blue Origin said in a Nov. 12 tweet. “He brought so much life and energy to the entire Blue Origin team and to his fellow crewmates. His passion for aviation, his charitable work, and his dedication to his craft will long be revered and admired.” (
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