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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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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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 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 ...

It's five times taller than Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket that carries paying customers to the edge of space from Texas. Amazon's Jeff Bezos founded the company 25 years ago. He took part in ...

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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 ...