New Shepard

New Shepard

Overview

Suborbital launch vehicle for space tourism and research, capable of fully autonomous vertical landing and reuse.

New Shepard completed 38 flights and flew 98 humans above the Karman line before Blue Origin paused the program on January 30, 2026 for no less than two years to redirect resources toward lunar human flight development.

Key Specs

Apogee

100+ km (62+ mi)

Crew Capacity

6

Total Flights

38

Research Payloads

200+

People Flown to Space

98