New Shepard
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New Shepard is a reusable suborbital rocket system designed by Blue Origin to carry astronauts and research payloads to the edge of space.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Shepard crew capsule | 1 |
| New Shepard program | 1 |
| New Shepard suborbital rocket | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
reusable suborbital launch vehicle
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rocket system ⓘ |
| apogeeCapability |
above 100 kilometers
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above Kármán line ⓘ |
| boosterLanding | powered vertical landing ⓘ |
| boosterRecoveryMethod | propulsive landing on landing pad ⓘ |
| capsuleFeature |
escape system
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large windows ⓘ parachute landing ⓘ |
| capsuleRecoveryMethod | parachutes and retro-thrusters ⓘ |
| companyFounder | Jeff Bezos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| crewCapacity | 6 ⓘ |
| engineCycle | hydrogen-fueled, liquid oxygen/liquid hydrogen ⓘ |
| engineType | BE-3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstBoosterLanding | 2015-11-23 ⓘ |
| firstHumanFlight | 2021-07-20 ⓘ |
| firstHumanFlightCrewMember |
Jeff Bezos
NERFINISHED
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Mark Bezos NERFINISHED ⓘ Oliver Daemen NERFINISHED ⓘ Wally Funk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstSuccessfulFlight | 2015 ⓘ |
| flightEnvironment | microgravity for several minutes ⓘ |
| flightPath | straight up and straight down suborbital trajectory ⓘ |
| flightProfile | vertical takeoff, vertical landing ⓘ |
| landingSite | near launch site in West Texas ⓘ |
| launchConfiguration | booster plus crew capsule ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Blue Origin West Texas Launch Site
NERFINISHED
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Corn Ranch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Blue Origin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketSegment |
commercial space tourism
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commercial suborbital research ⓘ |
| maxOccupantsPerFlight | 6 ⓘ |
| missionDuration | approximately 10 to 11 minutes ⓘ |
| missionType | suborbital ballistic trajectory ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Alan Shepard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Blue Origin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oxidizer | liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
microgravity research
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suborbital space tourism ⓘ |
| propellant | liquid hydrogen ⓘ |
| reusability |
crew capsule reusable
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first stage booster reusable ⓘ |
| safetyFeature | full-envelope launch escape system ⓘ |
| stages | single-stage booster plus capsule ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| tourismServiceBrand | Blue Origin spaceflight experience ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
New Shepard suborbital rocket
this entity surface form:
New Shepard crew capsule
subject surface form:
Flew on Blue Origin New Shepard suborbital flight on 2021-07-20
flew on Blue Origin New Shepard suborbital flight on 2021-07-20
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firstCrewedFlightOf
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New Shepard
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subject surface form:
Flew on Blue Origin New Shepard suborbital flight on 2021-07-20
subject surface form:
Flew on Blue Origin New Shepard suborbital flight on 2021-07-20
this entity surface form:
New Shepard program