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New Shepard

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New Shepard

New Shepard is a fully reusable sub-orbital launch vehicle developed for space tourism by Blue Origin. The vehicle is named after Alan Shepard, for being the first American to travel into space, also being the fifth person to walk on the Moon. The vehicle is capable of vertical takeoff and landings. Additionally, it is also capable of carrying humans and customer payloads into a sub-orbital trajectory. New Shepard consists of a launch rocket and a crew capsule. The capsule can be configured to house up to six passengers, cargo, or a combination of both. The launch rocket is powered by one BE-3PM engine, which sends the capsule above the Kármán line, where passengers and cargo can experience a few minutes of weightlessness before the capsule returns to Earth. The launch vehicle is designed to be fully reusable, with the capsule returning to Earth via three parachutes and a solid rocket motor. The rocket lands vertically on a landing pad 3.2 km north of the launch pad. The company has successfully launched and landed the New Shepard launch vehicle 29 times with 1 partial failure deemed successful and 1 failure. The launch vehicle has a length of 19.2 meters (63 ft), a diameter of 3.8 meters (12 ft) and a launch mass of 35,000 kilograms (77,000 lb). The BE-3PM engine produces 490 kilonewtons (110,000 lbf) of thrust at liftoff.

Infobox

Function
Launching tourists and cargo on a suborbital trajectory
Manufacturer
Blue Origin
Country of origin
United States of America
Height
19.2 m (63 ft)
Diameter
3.8 m (12.5 ft)
Mass
35,000 kg (77,000 lb)
Stages
1
Status
Active
Launch sites
Launch Site One
Total launches
36
Success(es)
35
Failure
1
Landings
34
First flight
April 29, 2015; 10 years ago (April 29, 2015)
Last flight
October 8, 2025
Powered by
1 × BE-3
Maximum thrust
490 kN (110,000 lbf)
Burn time
141 seconds
Propellant
LH2 / LOX

Tables

· New Shepard vehicles › Boosters Destroyed, Retired and Active
NS1
NS1
S/N
NS1
Launches
1
Launch date (UTC)
29 April 2015
Turnaround time
Mission
Blue Origin NS-1
Launch
Success
Landing
Failure
Status
Destroyed
NS2
NS2
S/N
NS2
Launches
5
Launch date (UTC)
23 November 2015
Turnaround time
Mission
Blue Origin NS-2
Launch
Success
Landing
Success
Status
Retired
22 January 2016
22 January 2016
S/N
22 January 2016
Launches
60 days
Launch date (UTC)
Blue Origin NS-3
Turnaround time
Success
Mission
Success
2 April 2016
2 April 2016
S/N
2 April 2016
Launches
71 days
Launch date (UTC)
Blue Origin NS-4
Turnaround time
Success
Mission
Success
19 June 2016
19 June 2016
S/N
19 June 2016
Launches
78 days
Launch date (UTC)
Blue Origin NS-5
Turnaround time
Success
Mission
Success
5 October 2016
5 October 2016
S/N
5 October 2016
Launches
108 days
Launch date (UTC)
Blue Origin NS-6
Turnaround time
Success
Mission
Success
NS3
NS3
S/N
NS3
Launches
9
Launch date (UTC)
12 December 2017
Turnaround time
Mission
Blue Origin NS-7
Launch
Success
Landing
Success
Status
Destroyed
29 April 2018
29 April 2018
S/N
29 April 2018
Launches
138 days
Launch date (UTC)
Blue Origin NS-8
Turnaround time
Success
Mission
Success
18 July 2018
18 July 2018
S/N
18 July 2018
Launches
80 days
Launch date (UTC)
Blue Origin NS-9
Turnaround time
Success
Mission
Success
23 January 2019
23 January 2019
S/N
23 January 2019
Launches
189 days
Launch date (UTC)
Blue Origin NS-10
Turnaround time
Success
Mission
Success
2 May 2019
2 May 2019
S/N
2 May 2019
Launches
99 days
Launch date (UTC)
Blue Origin NS-11
Turnaround time
Success
Mission
Success
11 December 2019
11 December 2019
S/N
11 December 2019
Launches
223 days
Launch date (UTC)
Blue Origin NS-12
Turnaround time
Success
Mission
Success
13 October 2020
13 October 2020
S/N
13 October 2020
Launches
307 days
Launch date (UTC)
Blue Origin NS-13
Turnaround time
Success
Mission
Success
26 August 2021
26 August 2021
S/N
26 August 2021
Launches
317 days
Launch date (UTC)
Blue Origin NS-17
Turnaround time
Success
Mission
Success
12 September 2022
12 September 2022
S/N
12 September 2022
Launches
382 days
Launch date (UTC)
Blue Origin NS-23
Turnaround time
Failure
Mission
Failure
NS4
NS4
S/N
NS4
Launches
16
Launch date (UTC)
14 January 2021
Turnaround time
Mission
Blue Origin NS-14
Launch
Success
Landing
Success
Status
Active
14 April 2021
14 April 2021
S/N
14 April 2021
Launches
90 days
Launch date (UTC)
Blue Origin NS-15
Turnaround time
Success
Mission
Success
20 July 2021
20 July 2021
S/N
20 July 2021
Launches
97 days
Launch date (UTC)
Blue Origin NS-16
Turnaround time
Success
Mission
Success
13 October 2021
13 October 2021
S/N
13 October 2021
Launches
85 days
Launch date (UTC)
Blue Origin NS-18
Turnaround time
Success
Mission
Success
11 December 2021
11 December 2021
S/N
11 December 2021
Launches
59 days
Launch date (UTC)
Blue Origin NS-19
Turnaround time
Success
Mission
Success
31 March 2022
31 March 2022
S/N
31 March 2022
Launches
110 days
Launch date (UTC)
Blue Origin NS-20
Turnaround time
Success
Mission
Success
4 June 2022
4 June 2022
S/N
4 June 2022
Launches
65 days
Launch date (UTC)
Blue Origin NS-21
Turnaround time
Success
Mission
Success
4 August 2022
4 August 2022
S/N
4 August 2022
Launches
61 days
Launch date (UTC)
Blue Origin NS-22
Turnaround time
Success
Mission
Success
19 December 2023
19 December 2023
S/N
19 December 2023
Launches
502 days
Launch date (UTC)
Blue Origin NS-24
Turnaround time
Success
Mission
Success
19 May 2024
19 May 2024
S/N
19 May 2024
Launches
152 days
Launch date (UTC)
Blue Origin NS-25
Turnaround time
Success
Mission
Success
29 August 2024
29 August 2024
S/N
29 August 2024
Launches
102 days
Launch date (UTC)
Blue Origin NS-26
Turnaround time
Success
Mission
Success
22 November 2024
22 November 2024
S/N
22 November 2024
Launches
85 days
Launch date (UTC)
Blue Origin NS-28
Turnaround time
Success
Mission
Success
25 February 2025
25 February 2025
S/N
25 February 2025
Launches
95 days
Launch date (UTC)
Blue Origin NS-30
Turnaround time
Success
Mission
Success
31 May 2025
31 May 2025
S/N
31 May 2025
Launches
95 days
Launch date (UTC)
Blue Origin NS-32
Turnaround time
Success
Mission
Success
3 August 2025
3 August 2025
S/N
3 August 2025
Launches
64 days
Launch date (UTC)
Blue Origin NS-34
Turnaround time
Success
Mission
Success
8 October 2025
8 October 2025
S/N
8 October 2025
Launches
66 days
Launch date (UTC)
Blue Origin NS-36
Turnaround time
Success
Mission
Success
NS5
NS5
S/N
NS5
Launches
5
Launch date (UTC)
23 October 2024
Turnaround time
Mission
Blue Origin NS-27
Launch
Success
Landing
Success
Status
Active
4 February 2025
4 February 2025
S/N
4 February 2025
Launches
104 days
Launch date (UTC)
Blue Origin NS-29
Turnaround time
Success
Mission
Success
14 April 2025
14 April 2025
S/N
14 April 2025
Launches
69 days
Launch date (UTC)
Blue Origin NS-31
Turnaround time
Success
Mission
Success
29 June 2025
29 June 2025
S/N
29 June 2025
Launches
76 days
Launch date (UTC)
Blue Origin NS-33
Turnaround time
Success
Mission
Success
18 September 2025
18 September 2025
S/N
18 September 2025
Launches
81 days
Launch date (UTC)
Blue Origin NS-35
Turnaround time
Success
Mission
Success
S/N
Launches
Launch date (UTC)
Turnaround time
Mission
Launch
Landing
Status
NS1
1
29 April 2015
Blue Origin NS-1
Success
Failure
Destroyed
NS2
5
23 November 2015
Blue Origin NS-2
Success
Success
Retired
22 January 2016
60 days
Blue Origin NS-3
Success
Success
2 April 2016
71 days
Blue Origin NS-4
Success
Success
19 June 2016
78 days
Blue Origin NS-5
Success
Success
5 October 2016
108 days
Blue Origin NS-6
Success
Success
NS3
9
12 December 2017
Blue Origin NS-7
Success
Success
Destroyed
29 April 2018
138 days
Blue Origin NS-8
Success
Success
18 July 2018
80 days
Blue Origin NS-9
Success
Success
23 January 2019
189 days
Blue Origin NS-10
Success
Success
2 May 2019
99 days
Blue Origin NS-11
Success
Success
11 December 2019
223 days
Blue Origin NS-12
Success
Success
13 October 2020
307 days
Blue Origin NS-13
Success
Success
26 August 2021
317 days
Blue Origin NS-17
Success
Success
12 September 2022
382 days
Blue Origin NS-23
Failure
Failure
NS4
16
14 January 2021
Blue Origin NS-14
Success
Success
Active
14 April 2021
90 days
Blue Origin NS-15
Success
Success
20 July 2021
97 days
Blue Origin NS-16
Success
Success
13 October 2021
85 days
Blue Origin NS-18
Success
Success
11 December 2021
59 days
Blue Origin NS-19
Success
Success
31 March 2022
110 days
Blue Origin NS-20
Success
Success
4 June 2022
65 days
Blue Origin NS-21
Success
Success
4 August 2022
61 days
Blue Origin NS-22
Success
Success
19 December 2023
502 days
Blue Origin NS-24
Success
Success
19 May 2024
152 days
Blue Origin NS-25
Success
Success
29 August 2024
102 days
Blue Origin NS-26
Success
Success
22 November 2024
85 days
Blue Origin NS-28
Success
Success
25 February 2025
95 days
Blue Origin NS-30
Success
Success
31 May 2025
95 days
Blue Origin NS-32
Success
Success
3 August 2025
64 days
Blue Origin NS-34
Success
Success
8 October 2025
66 days
Blue Origin NS-36
Success
Success
NS5
5
23 October 2024
Blue Origin NS-27
Success
Success
Active
4 February 2025
104 days
Blue Origin NS-29
Success
Success
14 April 2025
69 days
Blue Origin NS-31
Success
Success
29 June 2025
76 days
Blue Origin NS-33
Success
Success
18 September 2025
81 days
Blue Origin NS-35
Success
Success
· Flight statistics › Flight list
0
0
Launch No.
0
Date
October 19, 2012
Vehicle
mw- .mw- .mw- N/ARSS Jules Verne
Apogee
0.7 km (0.4369 mi)
Passengers
Outcome
Success
Notes
Pad abort test of the New Shepard capsule.
1
1
Launch No.
1
Date
April 29, 2015
Vehicle
NS1RSS Jules Verne
Apogee
93.5 km (58.1 mi)
Passengers
Outcome
Partial success
Notes
Capsule recovered, rocket crashed on landing. Blue Origin deemed mission successful.
2
2
Launch No.
2
Date
November 23, 201517:21
Vehicle
NS2.1RSS Jules Verne
Apogee
100.5 km (62.5 mi)
Passengers
Outcome
Success
Notes
Sub-orbital spaceflight and landing.
3
3
Launch No.
3
Date
January 22, 2016
Vehicle
NS2.2RSS Jules Verne
Apogee
101.7 km (63.2 mi)
Passengers
Outcome
Success
Notes
Sub-orbital spaceflight and landing of a reused rocket.
4
4
Launch No.
4
Date
April 2, 201615:18
Vehicle
NS2.3RSS Jules Verne
Apogee
103.4 km (64.2 mi)
Passengers
Outcome
Success
Notes
Sub-orbital spaceflight and landing of a reused rocket.
5
5
Launch No.
5
Date
June 19, 201614:36
Vehicle
NS2.4RSS Jules Verne
Apogee
101.0 km (62.8 mi)
Passengers
Outcome
Success
Notes
Sub-orbital spaceflight and landing of a reused rocket: the fourth launch and landing of the same rocket. Blue Origin published a live webcast of the takeoff and landing.
6
6
Launch No.
6
Date
October 5, 201615:36
Vehicle
NS2.5RSS Jules Verne
Apogee
Rocket: 93.7 km (58.2 mi)Capsule: 7.1 km (4.4 mi)
Passengers
Outcome
Success
Notes
Sub-orbital spaceflight and landing of a reused rocket. Successful test of the in-flight abort system. The fifth and final launch and landing of the same rocket (NS2).
7
7
Launch No.
7
Date
December 12, 201716:59
Vehicle
NS3.1RSS H. G. Wells
Apogee
Rocket: 98.2 km (61.0 mi)Capsule: 98.3 km (61.1 mi)
Passengers
Outcome
Success
Notes
Flight to just under 100 km and landing. The first launch of NS3 and a new Crew Capsule 2.0.
8
8
Launch No.
8
Date
April 29, 201817:06
Vehicle
NS3.2RSS H. G. Wells
Apogee
107.0 km (66.5 mi)
Passengers
Outcome
Success
Notes
Sub-orbital spaceflight and landing of a reused rocket.
9
9
Launch No.
9
Date
July 18, 201815:11
Vehicle
NS3.3RSS H. G. Wells
Apogee
118.8 km (73.8 mi)
Passengers
Outcome
Success
Notes
Sub-orbital spaceflight and landing of a reused rocket, with capsule carrying a mannequin. Successful test of the in-flight abort system at high altitude. Flight duration was 11 minutes.
10
10
Launch No.
10
Date
January 23, 201914:05
Vehicle
NS3.4RSS H. G. Wells
Apogee
c. 106.9 km (66.4 mi)
Passengers
Outcome
Success
Notes
Sub-orbital flight, delayed from December 18, 2018. Eight NASA research and technology payloads were flown.
11
11
Launch No.
11
Date
May 2, 201913:34
Vehicle
NS3.5RSS H. G. Wells
Apogee
c. 105.5 km (65.5 mi)
Passengers
Outcome
Success
Notes
Sub-orbital flight. Maximum Ascent Velocity: 3,568 km/h (2,217 mph), duration: 10 minutes, 10 seconds. Payload: 38 microgravity research payloads (nine sponsored by NASA).
12
12
Launch No.
12
Date
December 11, 201917:53
Vehicle
NS3.6RSS H. G. Wells
Apogee
c. 104.5 km (64.9 mi)
Passengers
Outcome
Success
Notes
Sub-orbital flight, Payload: Multiple commercial, research (8 sponsored by NASA) and educational payloads, including postcards from Club for the Future. The sixth launch and landing of the same rocket.
13
13
Launch No.
13
Date
October 13, 202013:37
Vehicle
NS3.7RSS H. G. Wells
Apogee
c. 107.0 km (66.5 mi)
Passengers
Outcome
Success
Notes
7th flight of the same capsule/rocket. Onboard 12 payloads include Space Lab Technologies, Southwest Research Institute, postcards and seeds for Club for the Future, and multiple payloads for NASA including SPLICE to test future lunar landing technologies in support of the Artemis program.
14
14
Launch No.
14
Date
January 14, 202116:57
Vehicle
NS4.1RSS First Step
Apogee
Rocket: 106.9 km (66.5 mi)Capsule: 107.1 km (66.5 mi)
Passengers
Outcome
Success
Notes
Qualification flight for NS4 rocket and capsule and maiden flight for NS4
15
15
Launch No.
15
Date
April 14, 202116:51
Vehicle
NS4.2RSS First Step
Apogee
Rocket: 106.9 km (66.4 mi)Capsule: 107.1 km (66.5 mi)
Passengers
Outcome
Success
Notes
Second flight of NS4, first preflight human passenger process test where Blue Origin conducted an "Astronaut Rehearsal". Gary Lai, Susan Knapp, Clay Mowry, and Audrey Powers, all Blue Origin personnel, were "stand-in astronauts". Lai and Powers briefly entered the capsule during the test.
16
16
Launch No.
16
Date
July 20, 202113:12
Vehicle
NS4.3RSS First Step
Apogee
Rocket: 105.8 km (65.8 mi)Capsule: 107.0 km (66.5 mi)
Passengers
Jeff BezosMark BezosWally FunkOliver Daemen
Outcome
Success
Notes
First flight of New Shepard with passengers.
17
17
Launch No.
17
Date
August 25, 202114:31
Vehicle
NS3.8RSS H. G. Wells
Apogee
Rocket: 105.8 km (65.7 mi)Capsule: 105.9 km (65.8 mi)
Passengers
Outcome
Success
Notes
Payload mission consisting of 18 commercial payloads inside the capsule, a NASA lunar landing technology demonstration installed on the exterior of the rocket and an art installation installed on the exterior of the capsule.
18
18
Launch No.
18
Date
October 13, 202114:49
Vehicle
NS4.4RSS First Step
Apogee
Rocket: 106.9 km (66.4 mi)Capsule: 107.0 km (66.5 mi)
Passengers
Chris BoshuizenGlen de VriesWilliam ShatnerAudrey Powers
Outcome
Success
19
19
Launch No.
19
Date
December 11, 202110:50
Vehicle
NS4.5RSS First Step
Apogee
Rocket: 106.9 km (66.4 mi)Capsule: 107.1 km (66.5 mi)
Passengers
Lane BessCameron BessEvan DickLaura Shepard ChurchleyMichael StrahanDylan Taylor
Outcome
Success
20
20
Launch No.
20
Date
March 31, 202213:57
Vehicle
NS4.6RSS First Step
Apogee
Rocket: 107.0 km (66.5 mi)Capsule: 107.1 km (66.5 mi)
Passengers
Marty AllenSharon HagleMarc HagleJim KitchenGeorge NieldGary Lai
Outcome
Success
21
21
Launch No.
21
Date
June 4, 202213:25
Vehicle
NS4.7RSS First Step
Apogee
Rocket: 106.9 km (66.4 mi)Capsule: 107.0 km (66.5 mi)
Passengers
Evan DickKatya EchazarretaHamish HardingVictor Correa HespanhaJaison RobinsonVictor Vescovo
Outcome
Success
22
22
Launch No.
22
Date
August 4, 202213:56
Vehicle
NS4.8RSS First Step
Apogee
Rocket: 106.9 km (66.5 mi)Capsule: 107.1 km (66.5 mi)
Passengers
Coby CottonMário FerreiraVanessa O'BrienClint Kelly IIISara SabrySteve Young
Outcome
Success
23
23
Launch No.
23
Date
September 12, 202214:27
Vehicle
NS3.9RSS H. G. Wells
Apogee
11.4 km (7.1 mi)
Passengers
Outcome
Failure
Notes
Research mission with 36 commercial payloads on board including two on the exterior of the rocket. The spacecraft's launch escape system activated after the rocket's BE-3 main engine failed around a minute after liftoff leading to a loss of control. The capsule was safely recovered whilst the rocket was lost as it impacted on ground.
24
24
Launch No.
24
Date
December 1, 202316:43
Vehicle
NS4.9RSS H. G. Wells
Apogee
Rocket: 106.9 km (66.4 mi)Capsule: 107.1 km (66.5 mi)
Passengers
Outcome
Success
Notes
Successful Return to Flight mission following failure of NS-23 more than a year prior. 33 payloads and 38,000 Club for the Future postcards from students around the world.
25
25
Launch No.
25
Date
May 19, 202413:30
Vehicle
NS4.10RSS First Step
Apogee
c. 106 km
Passengers
Kenneth HessSylvain ChironMason AngelEd DwightCarol SchallerGopi Thotakura
Outcome
Success
26
26
Launch No.
26
Date
August 29, 202413:07
Vehicle
NS4.11RSS First Step
Apogee
Capsule: 105.3 km (65.4 mi)
Passengers
Ephraim RabinNicolina ElrickEugene GrinRob FerlKarsen KitchenEiman Jahangir
Outcome
Success
27
27
Launch No.
27
Date
October 23, 202415:27
Vehicle
NS5.1RSS Kármán Line
Apogee
Capsule: 101 km (63 mi)
Passengers
Outcome
Success
Notes
First flight of Propulsion Module NS5 and capsule RSS Kármán Line. 12 payloads and tens of thousands of Club for the Future postcards.
28
28
Launch No.
28
Date
November 22, 202415:30
Vehicle
NS4.12RSS First Step
Apogee
Capsule 107.08 km (66.54 mi)
Passengers
Emily CalandrelliSharon HagleMarc HagleAustin LitteralJames "J.D." RussellHenry Wolfond
Outcome
Success
29
29
Launch No.
29
Date
February 4, 202516:00
Vehicle
NS5.2RSS H. G. Wells
Apogee
Rocket: 105.3 km (65.4 mi)Capsule: 105.3 km (65.5 mi)
Passengers
Outcome
Success
Notes
Research mission on behalf of NASA, simulated lunar gravity by spinning the capsule at 11 rpm using the spacecraft's reaction control system. 30 payloads, 29 internal and one external.
30
30
Launch No.
30
Date
February 25, 202515:49
Vehicle
NS4.13RSS First Step
Apogee
Rocket: 106.5 km (66.2 mi)Capsule: 106.4 km (66.1 mi)
Passengers
Lane BessJesús CallejaTushar ShahRichard ScottElaine Chia HydeRussell Wilson
Outcome
Success
31
31
Launch No.
31
Date
April 14, 202513:30
Vehicle
NS5.3RSS Kármán Line
Apogee
Rocket: 106.7 km (66.3 mi)Capsule: 106.8 km (66.4 mi)
Passengers
Aisha BoweAmanda NguyenGayle KingKaty PerryKerianne FlynnLauren Sánchez
Outcome
Success
32
32
Launch No.
32
Date
May 31, 202513:39
Vehicle
NS4.14RSS First Step
Passengers
Aymette Medina JorgeGretchen GreenJaime AlemánJesse WilliamsMark RocketPaul Jeris
Outcome
Success
33
33
Launch No.
33
Date
June 29, 202514:40
Vehicle
NS5.4RSS Kármán Line
Passengers
Allie KuehnerCarl KuehnerLeland LarsonFreddie Rescigno, Jr.Owolabi SalisJames Sitkins
Outcome
Success
34
34
Launch No.
34
Date
August 3, 202512:42
Vehicle
NS4.15RSS First Step
Passengers
Arvi BahalGökhan ErdemDeborah MartorellLionel PitchfordJ. D. RussellJustin Sun
Outcome
Success
35
35
Launch No.
35
Date
September 18, 202513:00
Vehicle
NS5.5RSS H. G. Wells
Passengers
Outcome
Success
Notes
Uncrewed flight that flew more than 40 scientific and research payloads to space and back. These payloads include 24 experiments from NASA’s TechRise Student Challenge, and payloads for Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, University, College, Teledyne, Space Lab Technologies, and Teachers in Space, among others. Final flight for RSS H. G. Wells.
36
36
Launch No.
36
Date
October 8, 202513:40
Vehicle
NS4.16RSS First Step
Passengers
Jeff ElginDanna KaragussovaClint Kelly IIIAaron NewmanVitalii OstrovskyWilliam H. Lewis
Outcome
Success
37
37
Launch No.
37
Date
TBD
Vehicle
TBD
Passengers
Michaela BenthausJoey HydeHans KoenigsmannNeal MilchAdonis PouroulisJason Stansell
Outcome
Planned
Notes
Announced in December 2025. Benthaus is expected to become the first wheelchair user in space.
Launch No.
Date
Vehicle
Apogee
Passengers
Outcome
Notes
0
October 19, 2012
mw- .mw- N/ARSS Jules Verne
0.7 km (0.4369 mi)
Success
Pad abort test of the New Shepard capsule.
1
April 29, 2015
NS1RSS Jules Verne
93.5 km (58.1 mi)
Partial success
Capsule recovered, rocket crashed on landing. Blue Origin deemed mission successful.
2
November 23, 201517:21
RSS Jules Verne
100.5 km (62.5 mi)
Success
Sub-orbital spaceflight and landing.
3
January 22, 2016
RSS Jules Verne
101.7 km (63.2 mi)
Success
Sub-orbital spaceflight and landing of a reused rocket.
4
April 2, 201615:18
RSS Jules Verne
103.4 km (64.2 mi)
Success
Sub-orbital spaceflight and landing of a reused rocket.
5
June 19, 201614:36
RSS Jules Verne
101.0 km (62.8 mi)
Success
Sub-orbital spaceflight and landing of a reused rocket: the fourth launch and landing of the same rocket. Blue Origin published a live webcast of the takeoff and landing.
6
October 5, 201615:36
RSS Jules Verne
Rocket: 93.7 km (58.2 mi)Capsule: 7.1 km (4.4 mi)
Success
Sub-orbital spaceflight and landing of a reused rocket. Successful test of the in-flight abort system. The fifth and final launch and landing of the same rocket (NS2).
7
December 12, 201716:59
RSS H. G. Wells
Rocket: 98.2 km (61.0 mi)Capsule: 98.3 km (61.1 mi)
Success
Flight to just under 100 km and landing. The first launch of NS3 and a new Crew Capsule 2.0.
8
April 29, 201817:06
RSS H. G. Wells
107.0 km (66.5 mi)
Success
Sub-orbital spaceflight and landing of a reused rocket.
9
July 18, 201815:11
RSS H. G. Wells
118.8 km (73.8 mi)
Success
Sub-orbital spaceflight and landing of a reused rocket, with capsule carrying a mannequin. Successful test of the in-flight abort system at high altitude. Flight duration was 11 minutes.
10
January 23, 201914:05
RSS H. G. Wells
c. 106.9 km (66.4 mi)
Success
Sub-orbital flight, delayed from December 18, 2018. Eight NASA research and technology payloads were flown.
11
May 2, 201913:34
RSS H. G. Wells
c. 105.5 km (65.5 mi)
Success
Sub-orbital flight. Maximum Ascent Velocity: 3,568 km/h (2,217 mph), duration: 10 minutes, 10 seconds. Payload: 38 microgravity research payloads (nine sponsored by NASA).
12
December 11, 201917:53
RSS H. G. Wells
c. 104.5 km (64.9 mi)
Success
Sub-orbital flight, Payload: Multiple commercial, research (8 sponsored by NASA) and educational payloads, including postcards from Club for the Future. The sixth launch and landing of the same rocket.
13
October 13, 202013:37
RSS H. G. Wells
c. 107.0 km (66.5 mi)
Success
7th flight of the same capsule/rocket. Onboard 12 payloads include Space Lab Technologies, Southwest Research Institute, postcards and seeds for Club for the Future, and multiple payloads for NASA including SPLICE to test future lunar landing technologies in support of the Artemis program.
14
January 14, 202116:57
RSS First Step
Rocket: 106.9 km (66.5 mi)Capsule: 107.1 km (66.5 mi)
Success
Qualification flight for NS4 rocket and capsule and maiden flight for NS4
15
April 14, 202116:51
RSS First Step
Rocket: 106.9 km (66.4 mi)Capsule: 107.1 km (66.5 mi)
Success
Second flight of NS4, first preflight human passenger process test where Blue Origin conducted an "Astronaut Rehearsal". Gary Lai, Susan Knapp, Clay Mowry, and Audrey Powers, all Blue Origin personnel, were "stand-in astronauts". Lai and Powers briefly entered the capsule during the test.
16
July 20, 202113:12
RSS First Step
Rocket: 105.8 km (65.8 mi)Capsule: 107.0 km (66.5 mi)
Jeff BezosMark BezosWally FunkOliver Daemen
Success
First flight of New Shepard with passengers.
17
August 25, 202114:31
RSS H. G. Wells
Rocket: 105.8 km (65.7 mi)Capsule: 105.9 km (65.8 mi)
Success
Payload mission consisting of 18 commercial payloads inside the capsule, a NASA lunar landing technology demonstration installed on the exterior of the rocket and an art installation installed on the exterior of the capsule.
18
October 13, 202114:49
RSS First Step
Rocket: 106.9 km (66.4 mi)Capsule: 107.0 km (66.5 mi)
Chris BoshuizenGlen de VriesWilliam ShatnerAudrey Powers
Success
19
December 11, 202110:50
RSS First Step
Rocket: 106.9 km (66.4 mi)Capsule: 107.1 km (66.5 mi)
Lane BessCameron BessEvan DickLaura Shepard ChurchleyMichael StrahanDylan Taylor
Success
20
March 31, 202213:57
RSS First Step
Rocket: 107.0 km (66.5 mi)Capsule: 107.1 km (66.5 mi)
Marty AllenSharon HagleMarc HagleJim KitchenGeorge NieldGary Lai
Success
21
June 4, 202213:25
RSS First Step
Rocket: 106.9 km (66.4 mi)Capsule: 107.0 km (66.5 mi)
Evan DickKatya EchazarretaHamish HardingVictor Correa HespanhaJaison RobinsonVictor Vescovo
Success
22
August 4, 202213:56
RSS First Step
Rocket: 106.9 km (66.5 mi)Capsule: 107.1 km (66.5 mi)
Coby CottonMário FerreiraVanessa O'BrienClint Kelly IIISara SabrySteve Young
Success
23
September 12, 202214:27
RSS H. G. Wells
11.4 km (7.1 mi)
Failure
Research mission with 36 commercial payloads on board including two on the exterior of the rocket. The spacecraft's launch escape system activated after the rocket's BE-3 main engine failed around a minute after liftoff leading to a loss of control. The capsule was safely recovered whilst the rocket was lost as it impacted on ground.
24
December 1, 202316:43
RSS H. G. Wells
Rocket: 106.9 km (66.4 mi)Capsule: 107.1 km (66.5 mi)
Success
Successful Return to Flight mission following failure of NS-23 more than a year prior. 33 payloads and 38,000 Club for the Future postcards from students around the world.
25
May 19, 202413:30
RSS First Step
c. 106 km
Kenneth HessSylvain ChironMason AngelEd DwightCarol SchallerGopi Thotakura
Success
26
August 29, 202413:07
RSS First Step
Capsule: 105.3 km (65.4 mi)
Ephraim RabinNicolina ElrickEugene GrinRob FerlKarsen KitchenEiman Jahangir
Success
27
October 23, 202415:27
RSS Kármán Line
Capsule: 101 km (63 mi)
Success
First flight of Propulsion Module NS5 and capsule RSS Kármán Line. 12 payloads and tens of thousands of Club for the Future postcards.
28
November 22, 202415:30
RSS First Step
Capsule 107.08 km (66.54 mi)
Emily CalandrelliSharon HagleMarc HagleAustin LitteralJames "J.D." RussellHenry Wolfond
Success
29
February 4, 202516:00
RSS H. G. Wells
Rocket: 105.3 km (65.4 mi)Capsule: 105.3 km (65.5 mi)
Success
Research mission on behalf of NASA, simulated lunar gravity by spinning the capsule at 11 rpm using the spacecraft's reaction control system. 30 payloads, 29 internal and one external.
30
February 25, 202515:49
RSS First Step
Rocket: 106.5 km (66.2 mi)Capsule: 106.4 km (66.1 mi)
Lane BessJesús CallejaTushar ShahRichard ScottElaine Chia HydeRussell Wilson
Success
31
April 14, 202513:30
RSS Kármán Line
Rocket: 106.7 km (66.3 mi)Capsule: 106.8 km (66.4 mi)
Aisha BoweAmanda NguyenGayle KingKaty PerryKerianne FlynnLauren Sánchez
Success
32
May 31, 202513:39
RSS First Step
Aymette Medina JorgeGretchen GreenJaime AlemánJesse WilliamsMark RocketPaul Jeris
Success
33
June 29, 202514:40
RSS Kármán Line
Allie KuehnerCarl KuehnerLeland LarsonFreddie Rescigno, Jr.Owolabi SalisJames Sitkins
Success
34
August 3, 202512:42
RSS First Step
Arvi BahalGökhan ErdemDeborah MartorellLionel PitchfordJ. D. RussellJustin Sun
Success
35
September 18, 202513:00
RSS H. G. Wells
Success
Uncrewed flight that flew more than 40 scientific and research payloads to space and back. These payloads include 24 experiments from NASA’s TechRise Student Challenge, and payloads for Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, University, College, Teledyne, Space Lab Technologies, and Teachers in Space, among others. Final flight for RSS H. G. Wells.
36
October 8, 202513:40
RSS First Step
Jeff ElginDanna KaragussovaClint Kelly IIIAaron NewmanVitalii OstrovskyWilliam H. Lewis
Success
37
TBD
TBD
Michaela BenthausJoey HydeHans KoenigsmannNeal MilchAdonis PouroulisJason Stansell
Planned
Announced in December 2025. Benthaus is expected to become the first wheelchair user in space.

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