Commercial Space Vehciles - Blue Origins

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New Shepard (2015-present):

  • Description: New Shepard is a suborbital rocket system designed for space tourism. It consists of a rocket booster and a crew capsule. The rocket booster is vertically launched and lands vertically after flight, while the crew capsule detaches at the peak of its flight to allow passengers to experience several minutes of weightlessness and view the curvature of the Earth. New Shepard has undergone multiple test flights since its introduction.

New Glenn (under development):

  • Description: New Glenn is an orbital launch vehicle currently under development by Blue Origin. It is designed to deliver payloads to orbit and is named after John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth. New Glenn is expected to be a reusable launch vehicle capable of launching both commercial and government payloads into space. As of 2024, it is still in development, with the maiden flight anticipated in the near future.

Blue Moon (2019-present):

  • Description: Blue Moon is a lunar lander concept developed by Blue Origin. It is designed to deliver cargo payloads to the lunar surface as part of NASA's Artemis program, with the eventual goal of supporting crewed missions to the Moon. Blue Moon is intended to be a key component of NASA's plans to return humans to the Moon by 2024.

New Armstrong (Conceptual):

  • Description: New Armstrong is a conceptual super-heavy lift launch vehicle that has been proposed by Blue Origin. Named after Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the Moon, New Armstrong would be larger and more powerful than New Glenn and capable of launching heavy payloads to Earth orbit and beyond. As of 2024, no specific development timeline or details have been announced publicly.

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