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Feb 16, 2022 · On April 29, 2015, after 15 years of near-total secrecy, Blue Origin launched its New Shepard rocket from its launch site in Texas, Space notes. The rocket, named after the first American to go to ...
Jul 20, 2021 · How to Watch Blue Origin’s First Human Flight on July 20. New Shepard is go for launch. On July 20, Blue Origin will fly its 16th New Shepard flight to space, and its first with astronauts on board. The launch will be broadcast live on BlueOrigin.com beginning at 6:30 am CDT / 11:30 UTC. Liftoff is currently targeted for 8:00 am CDT / 13:00 UTC.
New Shepard astronauts ascend toward space at more than three times the speed of sound. They pass the Kármán line, the internationally recognized boundary of space 62 miles (100 km) above Earth, before unbuckling to float weightless and gaze at our planet. The crew returns gently under parachutes, forever changed. In Their Own Words.
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 of weightlessness and witnessing life-changing views of Earth.
Mar 31, 2022 · By this point, SpaceX and Blue Origin were officially in a race to be the first company to successfully recover a rocket for reuse. Although SpaceX is known for its reusable Dragon 9 rockets, Blue ...
Dec 21, 2021 · Blue Origin was founded in 2000 by Bezos, the former CEO of Amazon. Blue Origin is the oldest privately funded aerospace and private spaceflight company in the United States. Blue Origin's ultimate goal is to preserve Earth and humanity's future by obtaining new energy sources and material resources from throughout the solar system.
Blue Origin invested more than $1 billion to rebuild the launch site from the ground up. Completed in 2021, LC-36 is the first newly rebuilt launch complex since the 1960s. The complex is home to New Glenn’s launch pad, vehicle integration, first stage refurbishment, propellant facilities, and environmental control center.
