Blue Origin to Pause New Shepard Rocket Launches to Focus on Human Lunar Flight

Resources redirected to lunar human flight

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Blue Origin announced the pause of its New Shepard flights and shift of resources to further accelerate development of the company’s human lunar space capabilities.

The decision reflects Blue Origin’s commitment to the nation’s goal of returning to the Moon and establishing a permanent, sustained lunar presence.

New Shepard is the first reusable spaceflight system to have vertically landed and has flown 38 times, carrying 98 humans above the Kármán line to date.

New Shepard has launched more than 200 scientific and research payloads from students, academia, research organizations, and NASA.

According to Blue Origin, this consistent and reliable performance, combined with an exceptional customer experience, has resulted in a multi-year customer backlog.

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