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Blue Ring Pathfinder Payload Ready for Launch; Blue Origin’s New Glenn on Track for This Year
Blue Origin’s payload for New Glenn’s first mission, NG-1, is ready for launch this year. NG-1 will carry the company’s Blue Ring Pathfinder and mark the rocket’s first National Security Space Launch ...
Read MoreBlue Origin Completes 26th Mission to Space with Six Crew Onboard
Blue Origin successfully completed its eighth human spaceflight and the 26th flight for the New Shepard program on Thursday August 29th, 2024. Our astronaut crew included: Nicolina Elrick, Rob Ferl, E...
Read MoreNew Shepard’s Crewed NS-26 Mission Targets Liftoff on August 29
Blue Origin announced today its eighth human flight, NS-26, will lift off from Launch Site One in West Texas on Thursday, August 29. The launch window opens at 8:00 AM CDT / 1300 UTC. The webcast on B...
Read MoreNew Shepard’s Crewed NS-25 Mission Targets Liftoff on May 19
Blue Origin announced today its seventh human flight, NS-25, will lift off from Launch Site One in West Texas on Sunday, May 19. The launch window opens at 8:30 AM CDT / 1330 UTC. The webcast on BlueO...
Read MoreBLUE ORIGIN DEBUTS NEW GLENN ROCKET ON OUR LAUNCH PAD
Our New Glenn vehicle successfully rolled out and upended today for the first time on the pad at Launch Complex 36 (LC-36). This milestone represents the first view of the advanced heavy-lift vehicle,...
Read MoreBLUE ORIGIN NS-23 FINDINGS
The NS-23 mishap resulted in the loss of NS Propulsion Module Tail 3. The Crew Capsule escape system worked as designed, bringing the capsule and its payloads to a safe landing at Launch Site One with...
Read MoreNASA AWARDS MARS SCIENCE MISSION LAUNCH TO BLUE ORIGIN
On February 9th 2023, NASA’s Launch Services Program (LSP) awarded Blue Origin’s New Glenn the Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (ESCAPADE) contract. ESCAPADE is part of the NASA S...
Read MoreFIRST EGYPTIAN AND PORTUGUESE ASTRONAUTS ON NEW SHEPARD'S 22ND FLIGHT
Blue Origin today announced the crew flying on its NS-22 mission will include Dude Perfect cofounder Coby Cotton, Portuguese entrepreneur Mário Ferreira, British-American mountaineer Vanessa O’Brien, ...
Read MoreTHE NS-19 MISSION MARKS THE SIXTH FLIGHT OF THE YEAR FOR THE PROGRAM
Blue Origin today successfully completed the third human spaceflight - the first with six astronauts on board. The astronaut manifest included, Laura Shepard Churchley, Michael Strahan, Evan Dick, Dyl...
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