Blue Origin

New Shepard

Paused

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

Latest update Jul 10, 2026

New Shepard

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Current status

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.

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Specifications5

Apogee
100+ km (62+ mi)
Crew Capacity
6
Total Flights
38
Research Payloads
200+
People Flown to Space
98

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