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 …

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 ...

Feb 4, 2025 · In simulated lunar gravity, customers can accelerate their learning and technology readiness for lunar payloads at much lower cost. New Shepard launched with NS-29 from Launch Site One, West Texas, Texas, USA on Tuesday Feb 04, 2025 at 16:00 UTC.

Feb 4, 2025 · 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 NS-22 was a sub-orbital spaceflight mission, operated by Blue Origin, which launched on August 4, 2022, using the New Shepard rocket. It was Blue Origin's sixth crewed flight and the twenty-second overall to go into space. [1]

Aug 4, 2022 · Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launched its sixth New Shepard passenger flight Thursday, taking a half dozen space tourists on a supersonic dash to the edge of space and back, complete with a few...

Apr 28, 2015 · The New Shepard, developed by Blue Origin, is a fully reusable suborbital launch vehicle designed for space tourism. It consists of a booster rocket and a crew capsule, capable of carrying up to six passengers or cargo above the Kármán line, the edge of space.

Aug 4, 2022 · WASHINGTON — Blue Origin launched its New Shepard suborbital vehicle on its sixth crewed flight in a little more than a year Aug. 4, carrying six people that included the first individuals...

Explore the New Shepard | NS-29 mission. Get a complete overview of the mission, along with live countdown and real-time video feed.

Feb 25, 2025 · New Shepard's tenth crewed flight. The 6-person crew consists of Lane Bess, Jesús Calleja, Elaine Chia Hyde, Dr. Richard Scott, Tushar Shah, and an undisclosed sixth crew member. Lane Bess is flying on New Shepard for the second time, the fourth astronaut to do so.