
Blue Origin Halts Suborbital Tourism Flights
Blue Origin has paused its New Shepard suborbital space tourism flights for at least two years, reallocating resources to accelerate lunar lander development for NASA's Artemis program amidst a growin
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Blue Origin has paused its New Shepard suborbital space tourism flights for at least two years, reallocating resources to accelerate lunar lander development for NASA's Artemis program amidst a growin

A 33-year-old German aerospace engineer, Michaela Benthaus, has become the first wheelchair user to travel to space on a Blue Origin suborbital flight.

Blue Origin is set to fly the first person who uses a wheelchair past the Kármán line on its next New Shepard mission, carrying a diverse crew of six.

Aerospace engineer Michi Benthaus is set to become the first wheelchair user to travel to the edge of space on an upcoming Blue Origin New Shepard flight.

Hans Koenigsmann, a foundational SpaceX executive who led safety and mission assurance, is set to fly on a suborbital mission with competitor Blue Origin.

Blue Origin plans to launch six passengers on its 15th human spaceflight mission on October 8, highlighting a week with five additional SpaceX launches.

Blue Origin has announced its next crewed mission, which will send six passengers, including one anonymous individual, on a suborbital flight aboard its New Shepard vehicle.

Blue Origin is building three new New Shepard vehicles to increase its suborbital space tourism flights to a weekly basis and is searching for a second launch site.

Blue Origin plans a major expansion, aiming for weekly New Shepard suborbital launches within years, supported by three new vehicles and a potential new international spaceport.

Blue Origin's 35th New Shepard mission successfully flew over 40 research payloads and deployed a new camera, earning praise from SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.