New Shepard

space tourism · reusable rocket · Blue Origin

Named after a hero. New Shepard is named after Alan Shepard, the first American to go to space and the fifth person to walk on the Moon. It's a tribute to a true space pioneer.

Reaches space and returns. This vehicle launches straight up, carrying people and cargo to the edge of space on a sub-orbital flight, then lands itself safely back on Earth. The whole trip is brief but thrilling.

Built to fly again. New Shepard is fully reusable, meaning the same rocket can launch many times. This makes space travel more affordable and less wasteful than older rockets.

Space tourism dreams. Blue Origin designed New Shepard specifically so regular people, not just astronauts, can experience weightlessness and see Earth from space. It's making space exploration available to more people than ever before.