Blue Origin · United States

New Shepard

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Max. altitude
100 km
Seats
6
Type
Suborbital rocket

Assessment

Fully reusable suborbital system for space tourism; crew capsule with six seats, each at one of the large windows, crossing the Kármán line at about 100 km. A flight lasts roughly 11 minutes and includes a few minutes of weightlessness. Not retired, but on 30 January 2026 Blue Origin announced a pause of at least two years to focus on its Blue Moon lunar landers.

Technical data

Height19.2 m
Diameter3.8 m
Liftoff mass35 t
Liftoff thrust490 kN
Stages1
PropellantLOX/LH2
ReusabilityFully reusable
First flight2015
Flight duration~11 min
Weightlessness~3–4 min
Lead time

Provider launch sites

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station – Launch Complex 36 (LC-36)Launch Site One (Corn Ranch – West Texas)

Price

Price on request
To the provider: Blue Origin
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