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Blue Origin plans to increase the launch frequency of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle to weekly within the next few years, driven by strong customer demand, and is considering new international spaceports to support this growth, including upgrades to its vehicles and engines.
Blue Origin has retired its RSS H.G. Wells capsule after completing 12 missions over nearly eight years, including uncrewed cargo flights and payload deliveries, with plans to use it for verification testing before display, while continuing payload flights on other capsules.
Blue Origin is set to launch its 35th New Shepard mission on August 23, carrying its 200th payload, including experiments from students, educators, and research institutions, with live coverage available online.
Blue Origin's NS-34 mission launched a crew including crypto billionaire Justin Sun and five others to suborbital space, experiencing a brief weightless flight above the Kármán line, with live streaming available for viewers.
Blue Origin successfully launched its third crewed suborbital flight within three months using the New Shepard vehicle, carrying six passengers including a disbarred lawyer and a married couple, with the capsule landing close to the booster in West Texas. The flight marked the fifth of the year for New Shepard, demonstrating ongoing commercial space tourism efforts amid broader aerospace projects.
Blue Origin successfully launched its 70th person into space on its 13th passenger flight using the New Shepard vehicle, with the crew including the 750th person in history to reach space. The flight, carrying six tourists, reached above the Kármán Line, marking a significant milestone in commercial space travel.
Blue Origin's New Shepard completed its 12th crewed suborbital flight, carrying six passengers from diverse backgrounds, including the first person from New Zealand and Panama to go to space. The flight served both as a commercial venture and a testbed for future technologies, with the company emphasizing its dual role in business and technological development.
Emily Calandrelli, known as "The Space Gal," became the 100th woman to fly into space aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket on November 22, 2024. The suborbital flight, which lasted about 10 minutes, included six passengers and marked Blue Origin's ninth human spaceflight. Calandrelli, an advocate for women in STEM, celebrated her achievement as a milestone for female representation in space exploration. The mission reached an altitude above the Kármán line, the recognized boundary of space, before safely returning to Earth.
Blue Origin is making significant progress on multiple fronts, including preparing the New Glenn rocket for its maiden launch, delivering BE-4 engines to ULA, and resuming crewed flights with New Shepard. The company is also expanding its facilities to support future missions, such as the Blue Moon lunar lander. Recent tests and infrastructure developments indicate that Blue Origin is on track for key upcoming launches and missions.
Blue Origin is investigating a parachute failure during its first crewed flight in two years, where one of the three parachutes on the New Shepard capsule did not fully inflate. Despite the issue, the capsule landed safely. This incident follows a previous uncrewed flight failure in 2022. The parachute problem was disclosed to NASA but not publicly, and the root cause is still under investigation.
Blue Origin is investigating a parachute failure during its first crewed flight in two years, where one of the three parachutes on the New Shepard capsule did not fully inflate. Despite the issue, the capsule landed safely. This incident follows a previous uncrewed flight failure in 2022. The problem was disclosed to NASA but not made public, and it raises concerns about potential multiple failures during descent.
Blue Origin is investigating a parachute issue on its New Shepard suborbital flight where one of three parachutes failed to fully inflate due to a line not being cut as planned. Despite this, the capsule landed safely. NASA and other space agencies are closely monitoring the situation, as similar parachute systems are used in other spacecraft like Boeing's Starliner. The incident highlights the complexities and challenges of parachute design in spaceflight.
In the Rocket Report, the top 10 US launch companies of 2023 are ranked, with SpaceX leading the list. Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket successfully flew again after 15 months, putting the company on track for human missions. Rocket Lab's Electron rocket returned to flight, launching a Japanese radar imaging satellite. SaxaVord Spaceport in the UK has received approval to begin orbital launches in 2024, becoming the first fully licensed spaceport in Western Europe for vertical launches.
Blue Origin successfully launched its New Shepard rocket, completing its first mission since being grounded in September 2022. The suborbital flight carried 33 payloads and 38,000 postcards, reaching a height of approximately 66 miles above ground. Blue Origin plans to increase its flight cadence in 2024 and is looking forward to its next crewed mission after a thorough review of the NS-24 flight data.
Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket successfully flew for the first time in 15 months, following an engine failure that destroyed the rocket on its previous flight. The suborbital flight, which did not carry passengers, included 33 payloads from NASA, research institutions, and commercial companies. The rocket reached an altitude of over 347,000 feet before the booster landed precisely and the capsule deployed parachutes for a controlled landing. Blue Origin plans to increase its flight cadence in 2024 and resume human missions "soon." The company aims to open New Shepard missions to researchers in the future.