New Shepard

New Shepard

Company: Blue Origin

New Shepard is a fully reusable sub-orbital launch vehicle developed for space tourism by Blue Origin. The vehicle is named after Alan Shepard, who became the first American to travel into space and the fifth person to walk on the Moon. The vehicle is capable of vertical takeoff and landings. Additionally, it is also capable of carrying humans and customer payloads into a sub-orbital trajectory.

Rocket / Launch Vehicle Specifications

Burn Time141 seconds
Diameter3.7m (12.1 ft)
Height18m (60 ft)
Mass75t (officially) ~40t (estimated)
Maximum Thrust490 kN (110000 lbf)
PropellantLH2 / LOX
Stages1