New Shepard

Astronomy

Blue Origin's spinning New Shepard capsule to simulate lunar gravity

A newly announced upgrade to Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket system will serve as a new type of testbed for NASA's Moon exploration efforts, offering minutes of simulated lunar gravity by spinning through suborbital space.

Blue Origin's New Shepard booster completes its 13th mission

Astronomy

Blue Origin launch sets record, tests NASA lunar landing gear on return

Private space company Blue Origin had a doubly successful outing with its New Shepard rocket today, reusing the same booster for a record seventh time and doing so with a particularly important payload onboard.

Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket was launched for the fourth time on Sunday

Astronomy

Blue Origin finds success in parachute failure and fourth rocket landing

Sunday marked the fourth successive landing of Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket and crew capsule, with the testing of emergency parachute systems also carried out as planned.