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William Shatner became the oldest person ever to reach the edge of space on Wednesday, when the 90-year-old “Star Trek” star and three others blasted off on Blue Origin’s New Shepard 4 for ...
Show comments. (Reuters) -Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin launched a six-person crew - including the first U.S. Black astronaut candidate from the 1960s - from West Texas to the edge of ...
Blue Origin’s tourism rocket has launched passengers to the edge of space for the first time in nearly two years, ending a hiatus prompted by a failed uncrewed test flight.
55244. Website. blueorigin.com. Blue Origin Enterprises, L.P., [ 2] commonly referred to as Blue Origin[ 3] is an American aerospace manufacturer, government contractor, launch service provider, [ 4][ 5] and space technologies [ 6] company headquartered in Kent, Washington, United States.
Blue Origin NS-26 →. Blue Origin NS-25 was a sub-orbital spaceflight mission, operated by Blue Origin, which was launched on 19 May 2024 using the New Shepard rocket. [ 1][ 2] NS-25 was the first crewed New Shepard flight since NS-22 in August 2022. The New Shepard fleet was grounded following a September 2022 engine failure on an uncrewed ...
Its first stage is powered by seven BE-4 engines that are also designed and manufactured by Blue Origin. It is intended to launch from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 36, with the first stage landing on a barge in Port Canaveral called Landing Platform Vessel 1. [9] [10] The inaugural vehicle was unveiled on the launch pad in February 2024. [11] [12]
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration closed its review of Blue Origin's New Shepard investigation last year, agreeing with the company's findings. It required Blue Origin to make 21 corrective ...
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, who became the first American to travel into space and the fifth person to walk on the Moon. The vehicle is capable of vertical takeoff and landings. Additionally, it is also capable of ...