Crew of Blue Origin NS-20 Mission
Today, 03/31/22, Blue Origin successfully completed its fourth human spaceflight and 20th overall flight for New Shepard. The astronaut manifest included: Marty Allen, Sharon Hagle, Marc Hagle, Jim Kitchen, Gary Lai, and Dr. George Nield.
In case you missed it, you can view a full replay of flight:
NEW SHEPARD MISSION NS-20 WEBCAST
Blue Origin Successfully Completes Fourth Human Spaceflight.
“Congratulations to our astronauts on today’s mission above the Kármán Line,” said Phil Joyce, Senior Vice President of New Shepard for Blue Origin. “We had the honor of safely flying this crew of six – each person with their own story of mentorship and passion for human spaceflight. We’re looking forward to many more flights this year, and we’re grateful to our astronaut customers for their trust in this amazing team.”
Crew of Blue Origin NS-20 Mission
NEW SHEPARD MISSION NS-20 WEBCAST
Blue Origin will conduct its fourth human spaceflight on Thursday, March 31. The astronaut manifest includes Marty Allen, Sharon Hagle, Marc Hagle, Jim Kitchen, Gary Lai, and Dr. George Nield.
Crew of Blue Origin NS-20 Mission
Blue Origin today announced the crew flying on its upcoming NS-20 flight on March 29, 2022 will include Marty Allen, Gary Lai, husband and wife duo Sharon and Marc Hagle, Jim Kitchen, and Dr. George Nield.
This mission is the fourth human flight for the New Shephard program and the 20th in its history.
Live launch coverage begins on BlueOrigin.com at T-60 minutes. Liftoff is currently targeted for 8:30 a.m. CDT / 13:30 UTC from Launch Site One in West Texas.
Each astronaut on board NS-20 will carry a postcard to space on behalf of Blue Origin’s foundation, Club for the Future, whose Postcards to Space program gives students access to space on Blue Origin’s rockets. The Club’s mission is to inspire future generations to pursue careers in STEM for the benefit of Earth.
MARTY ALLEN, Crew, NS-20 Mission
Marty Allen is a turnaround CEO and angel investor. During his tenure as CEO of Party America, he transformed the company from a broken California retail chain into a large nationwide retailer, leading the company through a bankruptcy restructuring and the acquisition of several competitors. He is also the former CEO of California Closet Company, leading the company to record sales and profitability. Marty also mentors CEOs through is board activities.
What People Are Saying:
Our motto at Blue Origin is ‘Gradatim Ferociter’:
Step by Step, Ferociously.’
— Jeff Bezos
“In this day and age, it is almost impossible for any company to do anything 100% better than their competitors. And if they do, their competitors will copy them, improve upon it and then have the new edge. What you can do, which is almost impossible to copy, is 100 things 1% better. Find these 1% ers, make a list and then implement them. This is how you win today.”
— Marty Allen CEO/President
Marty Allen delivers commencement speech to the class of 2019. Marty, a graduate from Nichols College, as he stated, “many decades ago”. And saying that he once sat where the new graduates sat in the Worchester, arena this past Sunday.
Marty had an interesting perspective to share with the newly graduating class. He told them that their diploma was much more than that, it was their ticket to life, much like a ticket going to Disney World. And, life is as much fun as going to Disney World and last so much longer. He went on to explain how life always seems to stay in balance. We will all experience lots of wonderful things in our life, but they too will be balanced by experiences that will not be so wonderful. Everyone, will experience both these sides of life. This is why we call it life.
He went on to deliver some very powerful points in his speech that he said he wished he had learned much younger in life. Goal setting in your personal life, taking care of your contacts over your career, and learning to do a hundred things one percent better than anyone else. Marty went into some depth on those three key points, but emphasized that as important as technology is, people will always be at the heart of anything that happens in life. And, we all need to do better in taking care of our family, friends and business contacts.
“Before we invest in a company, we have to have an awful lot of confidence in the CEO of the company.
Marty is one of the very best retail operators that I have ever run across.”
— Michael Frieze – Chairman, Gordon Brothers
“In this day and age, it is almost impossible for any company to do anything 100% better than their competitors. And if they do, their competitors will copy them, improve upon it and then have the new edge. What you can do, which is almost impossible to copy, is 100 things 1% better. Find these 1% ers, make a list and then implement them. This is how you win today.”
— Marty Allen CEO/President
The dominant theme at the recent Retail Executive Summit in Las Vegas was corporate culture – what it means, how it works, where leaders fit into it and, ultimately, the impact it has on the success of the organization.
Several speakers hit home runs with this topic, including former Wal-Mart executive Michael Bergdahl, Best Buy SVP John Thompson and Tractor Supply CEO Joe Scarlett. Several other speakers also scored well with attendees at the three-day event hosted by RIS.
But the speaker that hit a grand slam was Marty Allen, [former] CEO and president of Party America, who recently completed a turn-around and sale of Party America to Berkshire Partners, which also owned the chain’s main rival, Party City.
“Allen is not your typical number-crunching, Wall Street-obsessed CEO. He’s a straight-talking people person who understands that corporate success depends on people.” Joe Skorupa, Group Editor-in-Chief RIS Magazine.
“I have known Marty Allen for more than 15 years as an investor and as a board member of Party America. Without fail, during that time, he continually demonstrated exceptional leadership which is reflected in the success of his company. I believe all of his key reports would join him in any business he would choose to lead. I would absolutely attempt to hire Marty to lead a business of his choosing. He built a great organization and his integrity is outstanding.”
— H.H. Haight – President and CEO
Argo Global Capital
“Your company isn’t a products company. It’s a human company selling products. The pivot point on which any strategic success rests is the discretionary effort of your human organization.”
— Marty Allen CEO/President