News Archive
2021
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Oct 25News
Blue Origin and Sierra Space developing commercial space station
OCTOBER 25, 2021 New Orbital Destination Opens Up Space For Business And Travel, Creating New EcosystemBlue... -
Oct 13News
Blue Origin successfully and safely completes second human flight to space and back
OCTOBER 13, 10:30 AM CDT / 15:30 UTC Blue Origin successfully completed its second human spaceflight on board... -
Oct 4News
William Shatner and Blue Origin’s Audrey Powers to fly on New Shepard’s 18th mission
October 4, 8:00 AM CDT / 13:00 UTC Today, Blue Origin announced actor William Shatner and Audrey Powers, Blue... -
Oct 1News
Blue Origin’s first astronaut spaceflight breaks four Guinness World Records titles
Today, Blue Origin and GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ announced several records that were achieved as part of Blue Origin’s... -
Sep 27News
Blue Origin announces next customers to fly on New Shepard’s upcoming human flight on October 12
September 27, 8:00 AM CDT / 13:00 UTCToday, Blue Origin announced New Shepard’s 18th mission, NS-18, will lift off on... -
Aug 26News
New Shepard Mission NS-17 Launch Updates
AUGUST 26, 9:45 AM CDT / 14:45 UTC New Shepard Successfully Completes Mission with Commercial and NASA-Supported... -
Jul 26Blog
Open Letter to Administrator Nelson
In an open letter to the NASA Administrator, Jeff Bezos offers to restore competition to the Human Landing System... -
Jul 20News
Blue Origin safely launches four commercial astronauts to space and back
Blue Origin successfully completed New Shepard’s first human flight today with four private citizens... -
Jul 15News
First Paying Customer on New Shepard Will Be the Youngest to Fly to Space
Today, Blue Origin announced Oliver Daemen will be the first paying customer to fly on board New Shepard, marking the... -
Jul 14News
Blue Origin's foundation, Club for the Future, selects 19 space-based charities to each receive a $1 million grant
Today, Blue Origin’s foundation, Club for the Future, announced 19 non-profit charitable organizations will each be... -
Jul 1News
Wally Funk will fly to space on New Shepard’s first human flight
Fulfilling a lifelong mission to become an astronaut, Wally Funk will fly to space on New Shepard’s first human... -
Jun 12News
The very first seat on New Shepard sells for $28 million
Today, Blue Origin concluded the online auction for the very first seat on New Shepard with a winning bid of $28... -
Jun 7News
Blue Origin announces that Jeff Bezos and his brother Mark will join the auction winner on New Shepard’s first human flight on July 20th
Auction bidding is already at $2.8 million with nearly 6,000 participants from 143 countries. Bidding is... -
May 5News
Bid For the Very First Seat on New Shepard
On July 20th, New Shepard will fly its first astronaut crew to space. We are offering one seat on this first... -
Apr 12News
Blue Origin Conducts Astronaut Rehearsal for Future Customer Flights
NS-15 - APRIL 14Blue Origin successfully completed its 15th consecutive mission to space and... -
Feb 25News
New Glenn’s Progress Towards Maiden Flight
As major progress is being made on the New Glenn launch vehicle and its Cape Canaveral facilities, the schedule has... -
Jan 13News
Mission NS-14 successfully demonstrates crew capsule upgrades
NS-14 January 14Blue Origin successfully completed its 14th mission to space and back today for the...
2020
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Dec 16News
NASA Selects Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket for Launch Services Catalog
Today, NASA awarded Blue Origin a NASA Launch Services II (NLS II) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)... -
Dec 13News
New Shepard NS-14: Astronaut Experience Upgrades
Blue Origin’s next New Shepard flight is targeting liftoff on Thursday, December 17,... -
Dec 9News
National Team Submits Moon Proposal to NASA
The National Team submitted its Option A proposal this week to land the first woman and next man on the Moon in... -
Dec 4News
Blue Origin's BE-7 Engine Testing Further Demonstrates Capability to Land on the Moon
HUNTSVILLE, AL – Blue Origin’s BE-7 engine program continues its testing at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center.... -
Dec 1News
Blue Origin Announces Board of Advisors
Board Features Renowned Leaders in the Space IndustryDecember 1, 2020 (Kent, Wash) – Blue Origin today announced... -
Sep 22News
New Shepard Mission NS-13 Launch Updates
NS-13 OCTOBER 13New Shepard Successfully Completes Mission with NASA Precision Lunar Landing Technology Onboard ... -
Sep 14News
National Team Completes System Requirements Review to Define its Integrated Human Landing System Design
The Human Landing System (HLS) National Team, led by Blue Origin with partners Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman,... -
Aug 20News
Blue Origin-Led National Team Delivers Lunar Lander Engineering Mockup to NASA
Today, the Blue Origin-led Human Landing System (HLS) National Team – comprised of Blue Origin, Lockheed... -
Aug 7News
BE-4 Engine Will Support U.S. Space Force’s National Security Space Launch Program
Today, Blue Origin issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Space Force’s National Security Space Launch... -
Jun 3Blog
Letter From the CEO: A Message of Unity and Reflection
Please see the letter Blue Origin CEO Bob Smith sent to employees on Monday, June 1:Team Blue,The events of the last... -
Apr 30News
NASA Selects Blue Origin National Team to Return Humans to the Moon
Today the Blue Origin National Team, which includes Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Draper, was selected by... -
Apr 9
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Apr 7News
Blue Origin producing face shield components to help combat COVID-19
To help the shortage of face shields needed for frontline healthcare workers combating the COVID-19 crisis across the... -
Mar 25News
Club for the Future At-Home Activity
As more schools around the country shift to online learning amidst the COVID-19 crisis, Blue Origin’s nonprofit Club... -
Feb 17News
Blue Origin Opens Huntsville Engine Factory
Huntsville, AL – February 17, 2020 - Today, Blue Origin opened its rocket engine production... -
Jan 6News
Blue Origin Opens New Headquarters in Kent, Washington
Today, Blue Origin opened our new headquarters and R&D facility in Kent, Washington. The facility is Blue...
2019
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Dec 11News
New Shepard Mission NS-12 Updates
New Shepard had a wholly successful mission on December 11, 2019. This mission was another... -
Nov 18News
Blue Origin Chosen for NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) Initiative
NASA has added five American companies to the pool of vendors that will be eligible to bid on proposals to provide... -
Oct 22News
Blue Origin Announces National Team for NASA’s Artemis Human Landing System
Today, Blue Origin is proud to announce a national team to offer a Human Landing System for NASA’s Artemis program to... -
May 9News
Going to space to benefit Earth (Full event replay)
On May 9, 2019, our founder discussed his vision to go to space to benefit Earth.Watch the full replay of this event... -
May 1News
New Shepard Mission NS-11 Updates
May 2, 2019 Update:New Shepard had a great mission on May 2, 2019. This particular rocket has flown to space and back... -
Jan 31News
Blue Origin to Launch Telesat’s Advanced Global LEO Satellite Constellation
We’re happy to announce we’ve signed a multi-launch agreement with Telesat to play a key role in the deployment... -
Jan 25News
Blue Origin Breaks Ground on Huntsville Engine Production Facility
Today we broke ground on the construction of a world-class rocket engine production facility in Huntsville, Alabama,... -
Jan 23News
New Shepard Successfully Flies 8 NASA Research & Technology Payloads to Space
Blue Origin demonstrated the versatility of the New Shepard system by taking 8 NASA-sponsored research and...
2018
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Dec 17News
New Shepard to fly 8 NASA-sponsored Payloads to Space on NS-10
Update: This mission was successful. Read the post-launch recap here. Blue Origin’s next New Shepard... -
Oct 10News
Air Force Selects Blue Origin for Launch Services Agreement
Blue Origin is honored to enter into a Launch Services Agreement (LSA) partnership with the Air Force to leverage our... -
Oct 2News
“Let’s go to the Moon” is key focus at IAC 2018
Moving heavy industry from Earth into space is at the core of Blue Origin’s mission. The future will be better for... -
Sep 27News
Blue Origin’s BE-4 Engine Selected by ULA to Power Vulcan
We have some exciting news to share with you! Blue Origin’s BE-4 engine has been selected by United Launch Alliance... -
Jul 18News
Blue Origin Mission 9: Safe Escape In Any Phase of Flight
New Shepard flew for the ninth time on July 18, 2018. During this mission, known as Mission 9 (M9), the escape motor... -
Jul 17News
Payload Manifest on Mission 9
An awesome feature of New Shepard is its modular interior design. While in the future it will feature six seats to... -
Apr 29News
Apogee 351,000 Feet
New Shepard flew again for the eighth time on April 29, 2018, from Blue Origin’s West Texas Launch Site. Known... -
Apr 27News
Payload Customers On New Shepard’s 8th Test Flight
Mission 8 welcomes our second round of commercial payloads on board New Shepard for in-space science and...
2017
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Dec 21News
First Commercial Payloads Onboard New Shepard
On Dec. 12, 2017, New Shepard flew again for the seventh time. Known as Mission 7 (M7), the flight featured... -
Dec 12News
Crew Capsule 2.0 First Flight
New Shepard flew again for the seventh time on Dec. 12, 2017, from Blue Origin’s West Texas Launch Site. Known as...
2016
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Oct 5News
New Shepard In-flight Escape Test
On October 5, 2016, New Shepard performed an in-flight test of the capsule’s full-envelope escape system, designed to... -
Sep 8News
Upcoming In-flight Escape Test
Our next flight is going to be dramatic, no matter how it ends.Like Mercury, Apollo, and Soyuz, New Shepard has an... -
Apr 3News
Pushing the Envelope
New Shepard flew again on April 2, 2016 reaching an apogee of 339,178 feet or 103 kilometers. It was the third flight... -
Jan 22News
Launch. Land. Repeat.
The very same New Shepard booster that flew above the Karman line and then landed vertically at its launch...
2015
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Nov 23Press Release
Blue Origin Makes Historic Rocket Landing
Van Horn, Texas - November 24, 2015 - Blue Origin today announced that its New Shepard space vehicle... -
Nov 23News
Historic Rocket Landing
Rockets have always been expendable. Not anymore. Now safely tucked away at our launch site in West Texas is the... -
Sep 30Press Release
Blue Origin Completes More Than 100 Staged-Combustion Tests in Development of BE-4 Engine
Blue Origin announced today the completion of more than 100 staged-combustion tests in development of the... -
Sep 15News
Coming to the Space Coast
Today we announced that we’ll be flying our orbital launch vehicle from Florida. Cape Canaveral has long been a... -
Sep 10Press Release
ULA and Blue Origin Announce Production Agreement for American-Made BE-4 Engine
Centennial, Colo. and Kent, Wash. – Sept. 10, 2015 – United Launch Alliance (ULA), the nation’s premier space launch... -
Apr 29News
First Developmental Test Flight of New Shepard
Today we flew the first developmental test flight of our New Shepard space vehicle. Our 110,000-lbf... -
Apr 7Press Release
Blue Origin Completes Acceptance Testing of BE-3 Engine for New Shepard Suborbital Flight
KENT, Wash. – Blue Origin recently completed acceptance testing of its BE‑3 rocket engine, the first new hydrogen...
2014
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Sep 17Press Release
ULA and Blue Origin Announce Partnership To Develop New American Rocket Engine
Centennial, Colo. and Kent, Wash. – Sept. 17, 2014 – United Launch Alliance (ULA), the nation’s premier space launch...
2013
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Dec 3Press Release
Blue Origin Debuts the American-made BE-3 Liquid Hydrogen Rocket Engine
KENT, Wash. – Blue Origin reached a key milestone in the development of the liquid-fueled BE-3 engine by successfully... -
Feb 27News
Blue Origin to Complete More Milestones for Spacecraft Development
NASA and Blue Origin of Kent, Wash., signed an agreement this week to extend their Commercial Crew Development Round...
2012
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Oct 22Press Release
Blue Origin Conducts Successful Pad Escape Test
KENT, Wash. – Blue Origin conducted a successful Pad Escape test last week at its West Texas launch site,... -
Oct 22Blog
Great Day in West Texas
The Blue Origin team worked hard and smart to pull off this first test of our suborbital Crew Capsule escape system.... -
Oct 15News
NASA Commercial Crew Partner Blue Origin Completes Rocket Engine Thrust Chamber Test
NASA Release: 12-362WASHINGTON—NASA’s Commercial Crew Program (CCP) partner Blue Origin has successfully fired the... -
May 31Press Release
Blue Origin Completes System Requirements Review for Innovative Space Vehicle
KENT, Washington. – Blue Origin successfully completed a System Requirements Review (SRR) of its orbital Space... -
May 23Press Release
Blue Origin’s Original Charon Flying Vehicle Goes On Display At The Museum Of Flight
KENT, Washington. – A new exhibit opens today at The Museum of Flight in Seattle that features Blue Origin’s first... -
Apr 26Press Release
Blue Origin Tests Design of Next-Generation Spacecraft
KENT, Washington. – Blue Origin successfully tested the design of its next-generation Space Vehicle, completing a... -
Apr 20News
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden looks at Blue Origin’s BE-3 engine on a test stand
(From @NASA Twitter account) – NASA Administrator Charles Bolden (r) discusses the upcoming testing of Blue...
2011
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Dec 8News
NASA Deputy Administrator Garver Tours Blue Origin
WASHINGTON—NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver is visiting Blue Origin in Kent, Wash., today. The company is one of... -
Nov 17Blog
Short Hop Video
We’ve received requests for video of the short hop test flight that took place earlier this year. Here are two videos... -
Sep 2blog
Successful Short Hop, Setback, and Next Vehicle
Three months ago, we successfully flew our second test vehicle in a short hop mission, and then last week we lost the...
2007
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Jan 2Blog
Flight Test - Goddard Low Altitude Mission
Accomplishing this mission will take a long time, and we’re working on it methodically. We believe in incremental...
