TEXAS — After a couple of delays, including unauthorized people on the launch site, Blue Origin sent up six people on its New Shepard rocket. The six are part of the NS-38 mission, Blue Origin's ...

Blue Origin announced on Jan. 30, 2026, that it will pause New Shepard flights for at least two years. The company, owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is instead redirecting resources to lunar ...

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 ...

The decision comes as NASA prepares to send four astronauts around the moon in 2026 during a mission known as Artemis 2, which would set the stage for future moon landings. Blue Origin has a $3.6 ...