https://spacewatch.global/tag/blue-origins-new-shepard/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Tue, 30 Jul 2024 20:33:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/blue-origins-new-shepard/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2021/07/blue-origins-new-shepard-ready-to-go-with-jeff-bezos-on-board/ Mon, 19 Jul 2021 06:00:42 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=34514&preview=true&preview_id=34514 Blue Origin New Shepard’s first human flight mission is ready to lift off tomorrow, with its founder and owner Jeff Bezos on board, the company said. "New Shepard is go for launch, “ Blue Origin said. “On July 20, Blue Origin will fly its 16th New Shepard flight to space, and its first with astronauts on board.”]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/06/bezos-to-join-new-shepards-first-crew-flight-on-20-july/ Tue, 08 Jun 2021 06:00:32 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=33425&preview=true&preview_id=33425 A space adventure for the Bezos brothers: Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and owner of Blue Origin, wants to fly on New Shepard’s maiden crewed flight scheduled for 20 July, Bezos said. He invited his brother Mark to join, he said on Instagram. The first crewed New Shepard suborbital flight is planned]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/05/blue-origin-auctions-seat-on-20-july-maiden-flight/ Thu, 06 May 2021 06:00:29 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=32509&preview=true&preview_id=32509 Have a seat: Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin offers one seat in the New Shepard maiden flight which is planned for the 20 July, the company said. “On July 20th, New Shepard will fly its first astronaut crew to space. We are offering one seat on this first flight to the winning bidder of Blue Origin’s online auction,” Blue Origin said.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/04/blue-origin-succeeds-new-shepard-test-flight/ Fri, 16 Apr 2021 06:00:41 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=31971&preview=true&preview_id=31971 Paris, 16 April 2021. – Beautiful start, beautiful landing: Blue Origin successfully completed its 15th New Shepard mission, on its way now to fly astronauts and customers to the edge of space, the company owned by Jeff Bezos said. After its successful lift-off, the crew capsule with a dummy passenger reached an apogee of more than 100 kilometers, before returning, with parachutes, to its launch site in Texas.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/09/blue-origin-targets-its-seventh-new-shepard-lift-off-for-24-september/ Wed, 23 Sep 2020 05:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=26406&preview=true&preview_id=26406 Blue Origin targets its seventh New Shepard lift-off for 24 September]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/06/spacewatchgl-share-first-space-tourists-will-face-big-risks-as-private-companies-gear-up-for-paid-suborbital-flights/ Thu, 18 Jun 2020 11:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=23571&preview=true&preview_id=23571 by Sara M. Langston, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityOn May 30, 2020, millions of Americans watched the inaugural SpaceX Crew Dragon launch NASA astronauts to the International Space Station. This mission marked two significant events: First, the return of launch to orbit capability for human spaceflight from the United States. ]]>