Blue Origin

space-access

Public and industry sources generally estimate Blue Origin cost per launch for New Shepard in the range of hundreds of millions of U.S. dollars per mission, with some analysts a...

Status Updates

Questions about how long will Jeff Bezos be in space reflect widespread interest in what a typical Blue Origin New Shepard crewed flight actually entails. Unlike longer orbital...

Relationships

On 2 June 2024, Katy Perry joined Blue Origin’s New Shepard mission NS-31 as a sponsored passenger, becoming one of the first musicians to fly to space on a commercial vehicle...

space-explained

On September 12, 2026, Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket experienced an anomaly shortly after liftoff from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral. The vehicle lost thrust and was de...

space-exploration

Blue Origin NS-31 was a dedicated science and astronaut mission that launched from Northwest Texas using the company’s New Shepard suborbital system. The flight followed an un...

travel

Flying with Blue Origin typically costs hundreds of thousands of dollars for suborbital or multi-million for orbital missions, with vehicle type, flight profile, and market dema...

Relationships

William Shatner’s flight aboard Blue Origin’s September 2021 New Shepard mission marked a high-profile moment in commercial spaceflight, blending celebrity influence with ae...

Business & Technology

Jeff Bezos Blue refers to the prominent use of blue in the branding and identity of Blue Origin, the aerospace company founded by Jeff Bezos. This profile explains the company,...

space-travel-costs

The cost of a Blue Origin flight varies by vehicle and itinerary. New Shepard, an uncrewed suborbital rocket, carries up to six people to space and back with several minutes of...

space-exploration

The duration of a Blue Origin space flight depends on the mission type. For suborbital New Shepard flights, the profile from liftoff to landing typically lasts about 10 to 11 mi...