"RSS H.G. Wells," Blue Origin's first New Shepard capsule devoted to carrying only payloads (rather than people), will fly ...

Blue Origin plans to launch its New Shepard rocket on a mission with no passengers carrying science experiments for NASA and other customers.

The New Shepard vehicle was developed by billionaire Jeff Bezos' space technology company to fly cargo and humans on short trips to the edge of space. Now, on its 29th overall flight, the ...

A cryptocurrency billionaire and five others are set to board a Blue Origin spacecraft for its next launch, targeted for ...

Blue Origin New Shepard rocket launches take place from the company's private ranch facility known as Launch Site One. The facility is located more than 140 miles east of El Paso near the U.S ...

No humans were aboard, though New Shepard has previously flown several missions carrying tourists, as well as Bezos, who founded Blue Origin in 2000, on the rocket’s maiden flight in 2021.

The New Shepard rocket soared from West Texas, lifting a capsule full of tests, many of which were aboard the failed Blue Origin launch in September 2022.

New Shepard hasn't flown in more than a year, following a fiery engine failure that destroyed a science payload in 2022. This is a big moment for Blue Origin, which is vying for several juicy NASA ...

Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos addresses the media about the New Shepard rocket booster and crew capsule mockup at the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on April 5, 2017.

The second flight occurred in November 2015 and kick-started a successful run of test flights, with the New Shepard booster lofting its Crew Module to an altitude of 329,839 feet before returning ...

Blue Origin’s ride for future space tourists is the New Shepard — a reusable rocket designed to fly 62 miles or 100 kilometers above the Earth, crossing the boundary to space. At that height ...