Blue Origin is an American privately funded aerospace manufacturer and spaceflight services company set up by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos with its headquarters in Kent, Washington. The company is developing technologies to enable private human access to space with the goal to dramatically lower costs and increase reliability. Blue Origin currently launches its New Shepard sub-orbital vehicle from its West Texas launch site, they are currently constructing a launch pad for their orbital vehicle New Glenn at Cape Canaveral LC-36.
Spacecraft
Type: Capsule
Capability: It carries cargo.
History: The Crew Capsule 1 is the first version of Blue Origin's New Shepard Crew Capsule.
Details: It was launched on the first 6 flights of the New Shepard.
Maiden Flight: 2015-04-29
Height: meters
Diameter: meters
Payload Capacity: kg
Flight Life: Reflown 6 times.
Type: Capsule
Capability: Crew and Cargo Flights
History: The Crew Capsule 2.0 is the newest version of Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket.
Details: It is deisgned to spearate from the launcher stage below the Karman line and pursue a ballistic free flight above it before landing.
Maiden Flight: 2017-12-12
Height: meters
Diameter: meters
Payload Capacity: kg
Flight Life: The capsule is designed to be reusable.