All rockets take off; not all rockets land. Named after astronaut Alan Shepard, the first American in space, New Shepard is Blue Origin’s fully reusable, suborbital rocket system built for human flight from the beginning.

Jan 24, 2025 · Blue Origin’s next New Shepard flight, NS-29, will simulate the Moon’s gravity and fly 30 payloads, all but one of which is focused on testing lunar-related technologies. The launch window opens on Tuesday, January 28, at 10:00 AM CST / 1600 UTC from Launch Site One in West Texas. The webcast will begin 15 minutes before liftoff.

18 hours ago · The launch window for the New Shepard opens at 11 a.m. EST from Launch Site One, more than 140 miles east of El Paso in Culberson County, according to Blue Origin.

New Shepard is a fully reusable sub-orbital launch vehicle developed for space tourism by Blue Origin. The vehicle is named after Alan Shepard, who became the first American to travel into space and the fifth person to walk on the Moon. The vehicle is …

15 hours ago · Blue Origin is launching 30 different experiments on the New Shepard NS-29 mission, 29 of them aimed at testing technologies for the moon. The final payload will actually ride on the rocket's ...

1 day ago · Blue Origin is now targeting Tuesday (Feb. 4) for its first-ever moon-gravity mission. The company first tried to launch the NS-29 mission of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle on Jan. 28, but called off that try due to uncooperative weather and an issue with the rocket's avionics.. But everything appears to be in order now.

15 hours ago · Blue Origin New Shepard. The New Shepard reusable launch system is a vertical-takeoff, vertical-landing (VTVL), suborbital manned rocket that is being developed by Blue Origin as a commercial system for suborbital space tourism. ... Blue Origin currently launches its New Shepard sub-orbital vehicle from its West Texas launch site, they are ...

Nov 18, 2024 · Today, Blue Origin successfully completed its ninth human spaceflight and the 28th flight for the New Shepard program. The astronaut crew included: Emily Calandrelli, Sharon Hagle, Marc Hagle, Austin Litteral, James (J.D.) Russell, and Henry (Hank) Wolfond.

Nov 22, 2024 · BERLIN — Blue Origin flew six people, including a pair of repeat customers and a science communicator, on the latest New Shepard suborbital spaceflight mission Nov. 22. The New Shepard...

Oct 23, 2024 · Blue Origin completed a launch and landing of an uncrewed flight test Wednesday morning for its next New Shepard spacecraft that will one day take humans on suborbital trips high above...