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Blue Origin pauses New Shepard, shoots for the moon

Blue Origin announced on Jan. 30, 2026, that it will pause New Shepard flights for at least two years. The company, owned by ...
The New York Times

Jeff Bezos’ Rocket Company Pauses Space Tourism to Focus on the Moon

The New Shepard rocket from Blue Origin, which brought 92 people on trips to the edge of space, will cease flying for at least two years as the company prioritizes NASA contracts. By Kenneth Chang The ...
KVIA

Blue Origin Launch: 12th human flight

Blue Origin released the following statement after the NS-32 successfully touched down: Today, Blue Origin successfully completed its 12th human spaceflight and the 32nd flight for the New Shepard ...

Jeff Bezos’s rocket company Blue Origin is pausing space tourism, says: To focus on America's goal of returning to the Moon and…

Blue Origin is halting its New Shepard space tourism flights for at least two years. The company is reallocating resources to accelerate its human moon-landing capabilities for NASA's lunar program.