New Shepard | Blue Origin
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. During the 11-minute journey, astronauts soar past the Kármán line (100 km/62 miles), the internationally recognized boundary of space, experiencing several minutes ...
Fly to Space | Blue Origin
New Shepard astronauts ascend toward space at more than three times the speed of sound. They pass the Kármán line, the internationally recognized boundary of space 62 miles (100 km) above Earth, before unbuckling to float weightless and gaze at our planet.
Blue Origin Successfully Completes 24th Mission to Space
Dec 19, 2023 · New Shepard will fly its 24th mission on Monday, December 18. The manifest includes 33 payloads and 38,000 Club for the Future postcards from students around the world. The NS-24 launch window opens at 8:30 AM CST / 14:30 UTC from Launch Site One in …
New Shepard’s Crewed NS-25 Mission Targets Liftoff on May 19
May 14, 2024 · New Shepard’s 25th Mission Includes America’s First Black Astronaut Candidate April 4, 2024. Blue Origin today revealed the six-person crew flying on its NS-25 mission.
Blue Origin Completes 26th Mission to Space with Six Crew Onboard
Aug 23, 2024 · Today, Blue Origin successfully completed its eighth human spaceflight and the 26th flight for the New Shepard program. Our astronaut crew included: Nicolina Elrick, Rob Ferl, Eugene Grin, Dr. Eiman Jahangir, Karsen Kitchen, and Ephraim Rabin.
Blue Origin Completes 28th Mission to Space
Nov 18, 2024 · This mission will be the ninth human flight for the New Shepard program and the 28th in its history. To date, the program has flown 43 humans above the Kármán line, the internationally recognized boundary of space.
Blue Origin Completes 25th Mission to Space with Six Crew Onboard
May 18, 2024 · Today, Blue Origin successfully completed its seventh human spaceflight and the 25th flight for the New Shepard program. Our astronaut crew included: Mason Angel, Sylvain Chiron, Kenneth L. Hess, Carol Schaller, Gopi Thotakura, and former Air Force Captain Ed Dwight, who was selected by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 as the nation’s first ...
NS-21 to Fly Six Customer Astronauts, Including First Mexican …
May 18, 2022 · Blue Origin’s efforts to fly astronauts to space on New Shepard, produce reusable liquid rocket engines, create a highly-reusable orbital launch vehicle with New Glenn, and return Americans to the surface of the Moon will add new chapters to the history of spaceflight and move us closer to fulfilling that founding vision.
Payloads - Blue Origin
New Shepard offers room for payloads inside our crew capsule or with direct exposure to the space environment. This includes several minutes of high-quality microgravity, lunar-G, or partial-G, access to the Kármán Line, and safe return.
New Shepard Mission NS-17 Launch Updates - Blue Origin
Aug 26, 2021 · New Shepard’s next mission will fly a NASA lunar landing technology demonstration a second time on the exterior of the booster, 18 commercial payloads inside the crew capsule, 11 of which are NASA-supported, and an …