beauty is just our starting place . we are of blue origin and here is where it begins . new shepard in flight escape test see more videos flight four one chute outnew shepard flew again on june 19 2016 reaching an apogee of 331 504 feet 101.042 kilometers . it was the fourth flight with this booster and the sixth flight of this capsule . pushing the envelopewe pushed the envelope on this flight restarting the engine for the propulsive landing only 3 600 feet above the ground requiring the be 3 engine to start fast and ramp to high thrust fast . launch . land . repeat.our vision millions of people living and working in space . you can t get there by throwing the hardware away . watch the re flight historic rocket landingblue origin s new shepard space vehicle successfully flew to space reaching its planned test altitude of 329 839 feet 100.5 kilometers before executing a historic landing back at the launch site in west texas . first flighthighlights from blue origin s new shepard space vehicle as it makes its first developmental test flight . soar with blue originblue origin offers the adventure of a lifetime with a historic rocket . opening spaceat blue origin we believe now is the time to open the promise of space to all . 307 000 feetlong distance tracking of blue origin s new shepard space vehicle as it makes its first flight . blue origin astronaut experience get email updates subscribe astronaut experience from arrival at our desert launch site to the heart pounding emotions at launch to weightlessness and the perfect stillness of space be a pioneer in the next era of human spaceflight . learn about our astronaut experience our technology our methodical approach and trailblazing engineering are taking us closer to the potential that space holds for us all . discover the future of reusable spaceflight technology . learn about our technology astronaut experience from arrival at our desert launch site to the heart pounding emotions at launch to weightlessness and the perfect stillness of space be a pioneer in the next era of human spaceflight . learn about our astronaut experience our technology our methodical approach and trailblazing engineering are taking us closer to the potential that space holds for us all . discover the future of reusable spaceflight technology . learn about our technology contact us i m interested in choose onebecoming an astronaut flying a payload working at blue origin media requests general inquiry submit thank you for submitting your inquiry . an error occurred . please refresh your browser and try again . get email updates subscribe learn more twitter vine youtube share gradatim ferociter 2007 2016 blue origin all rights reserved . privacy policy terms of use astronaut experience technology payloads be 4 careers news gallery get email updates