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Blue Origin

A launch vehicle company based in Kent, Washington, United States. Blue Origin was founded in 2000 by Jeff Bezos, the founder and executive chairman of Amazon. Currently they employ a team of 3,500 and aim to make space more accessible via the New Shepard rocket.

Next Mission:


NS-36

Blue Origins next launch / mission is named NS-36
Launch Date:
10/8/2025, 12:30:00 PM
Launch Site:
West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch,
Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA

NS-36 is the 15th crewed flight for the New Shepard program and the 36th in the New Shepard program's history.


Quotes from History

Our motto at Blue Origin is 'Gradatim Ferociter' or 'Step by Step, Ferociously.'

Jeff Bezos, Founder of Blue Origin and Amazon

Blue Origin Special Event (2021):

Four More Commercial Astronauts Return from Space

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Blue Origin successfully completed New Shepard’s second human flight today with four private citizens onboard. The crew included Dr. Chris Boshuizen, Glen de Vries, Audrey Powers, and William Shatner, as well as thousands of postcards from Blue Origin’s foundation, Club for the Future. All officially became astronauts when they passed the Karman Line, the internationally recognized boundary of space.

Blue Origin Special Event (2021):

Four Commercial Astronauts Return from Space

External link to undefinedBlue Origin Special Event - Four Commercial Astronauts Return from Space

Blue Origin successfully completed New Shepard’s first human flight today with four private citizens onboard. The crew included Jeff Bezos, Mark Bezos, Wally Funk and Oliver Daemen, who all officially became astronauts when they passed the Karman Line, the internationally recognized boundary of space.



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