Its developer is Jeff Bezos' BlueOrigin, which also flies the NewShepard suborbital tourism vehicle. New Glenn continues the BlueOrigin tradition of naming its rockets after American ...
While BlueOrigin launches its single-stage NewShepard from Texas − which carries payload and paying passengers on a short ride to the edge of space − this will be the first time the company ...
Mr. Bezos founded BlueOrigin in 2000, two years before Elon Musk started SpaceX. But so far its accomplishments are modest: a small rocket named NewShepard that has taken space tourists and ...
Read full article: Winter Park couple takes another ride with Bezos’ BlueOrigin to edge of space BlueOrigin launches seventh crewed NewShepard mission from Texas (composite image) Grab ...
It follows in the steps of NewShepard, BlueOrigin's first rocket which was named for Alan Shepard, the first American in space. Standing 320 feet (98 meters) tall -- roughly equivalent to ...
Bezos started BlueOrigin in 2000, but its first small rocket, NewShepard, has primarily focused on space tourism, providing short flights for wealthy passengers to the cusp of space and back ...