Blue Origin on Friday said it was "pausing" flights of its New Shepard rocket for at least two years, effectively cancelling the company's space tourism vehicle.

Blue Origin announced the pause of its New Shepard flights and shift resources to further accelerate development of human lunar capabilities.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Blue Origin won't be launching any space tourists high above Earth's atmosphere anytime soon. Though Blue Origin said in a press ...

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

The company is shifting its focus to developing lunar lander technology for NASA's Artemis missions. Nearly 100 people have flown on the suborbital New Shepard rocket since its first crewed flight in ...

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will take a hiatus from its New Shepard spaceflights in Texas to develop a moon lander for NASA that will launch in Florida.

Blue Origin's next human spaceflight features six passengers, including business leaders, entrepreneurs and one customer who will remain anonymous.

Blue Origin won't be launching any space tourists high above Earth's atmosphere anytime soon. Though Blue Origin said in a press release it has a "multi-year customer backlog" for New Shepard ...

Blue Origin is pausing its New Shepard space tourism flights for at least two years from Launch Site One in rural West Texas. The company is shifting its focus to developing a lunar lander for NASA's ...