New Shepard
suborbital rocket developed by Blue Origin From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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New Shepard is a vertical-takeoff, vertical-landing (VTVL), crew-rated suborbital launch vehicle created by Blue Origin as a way to boost space tourism.[1]
In 2021, the first fully automated spaceflight with civilian passengers, was launched with a New Shepard rocket.[2]
The name New Shepard is named after the first American astronaut in space, Alan Shepard, one of the original NASA Mercury Seven astronauts.[3]
As of 2023's fourth quarter, the last flight with a crew, was done in August 2022.
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History
Blue Origin planned its first crewed test flight - Blue Origin NS-16 - to occur in 2019, which was however delayed until 2021.[4]
The first passenger flew on 20 July 2021 having purchased the seat at auction for $28 million;[5] however, this auction passenger later dropped out and 18-year-old Oliver Daemen was selected to fly.
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