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New Shepard

Blue Origin

New Shepard is a reusable suborbital launch vehicle designed for space tourism and microgravity research. Named after astronaut Alan Shepard.

First Flight

April 29, 2015

Total Launches

25

Success Rate

100%

Stages

1

Technical Specifications

Dimensions

Height

18 m / 59 ft

Diameter

3.7 m / 12 ft

Mass

Total Mass

75,000 kg

165,000 lb

Payload Capacity

LEO

0 kg

0 lb

Thrust

Liftoff Thrust

490 kN

110,000 lbf