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New Shepard
About This Rocket
Super Heavy booster planned for the third Starship integrated flight test.
Physical Specifications
Height15 m
Diameter3.7 m
Launch Mass75 kg
Stages1
Performance
LEO CapacityN/A kg
GTO CapacityN/A kg
Thrust490 kN
Launch CostN/A
Manufacturer
Blue Origin
(BO)
CommercialUSAFounded 2000
Blue Origin is an American privately funded aerospace manufacturer and spaceflight services company set up by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos with its headquarters in Kent, Washington. The company is developing technologies to enable private human access to space with the goal to dramatically lower costs and increase reliability. Blue Origin currently launches its New Shepard sub-orbital vehicle from its West Texas launch site, they are currently constructing a launch pad for their orbital vehicle New Glenn at Cape Canaveral LC-36.
Total Launches
33
Success: 32Failed: 1
Success Rate
97.0%
Landing Success
90.9%
30/33 attempts
AdministratorCEO: Jeff Bezos
Vehicle FamilyNew Shepard | New Glenn
Consecutive Successes10
Launch Statistics
Maiden FlightApr 29, 2015
Total Launches32
Success: 31Failed: 1
Landing Success30/32