An uncrewed New Shepard rocket is now expected to launch the so-called NS-29 mission on Tuesday (Feb. 4) from Blue Origin's Launch Site One in West Texas. The mission will launch 30 different ...

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While New Shepard is best known as a space tourist vehicle, 19 of its 28 flights to date have been uncrewed. The reusable rocket-capsule combo last flew people on Nov. 22, a mission that sent "The ...

Blue Origin will launch its first suborbital rocket launch of 2025 today — and attempt a wild spin trick to mimic the moon's gravity during the flight — but if you want to see it live, you'll need to ...

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Blue Origin scrubbed a planned launch of its New Shepard rocket Tuesday due to persistent cloud cover at the west Texas launch site. In a post on social media, the company said an additional issue ...

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That includes landing the rocket's booster on a floating platform in the ocean. New Shepard is named for Alan Shepard, the first American in space, while New Glenn honors John Glenn, the first ...

With this step-by-step approach, it took 15 years for Blue Origin to launch its first rocket. New Shepard, which launched in 2015, is named after Alan Shepard, the first American to reach space.