New Shepard is a reusable suborbital rocket for crewed space tourism and research flights.

Blue Origin builds reusable launch vehicles, spacecraft, and rocket engines for space missions.
Blue Origin develops reusable launch vehicles, rocket engines, lunar landers, and spacecraft for commercial and government missions. Its New Glenn program offers orbital launch services, while its propulsion systems serve both its own vehicles and other launch providers. The company also develops spacecraft for transporting and supporting payloads in Earth orbit and farther from Earth.
Blue Origin builds lunar-landing systems and space communications infrastructure alongside its launch and propulsion programs. Its New Shepard system has carried people and research payloads on suborbital flights, although flights are currently paused while the company directs resources toward lunar development. The company supplies exploration hardware through its Honeybee Robotics subsidiary.
Companies similar to Blue Origin include Boeing, SpaceX, Virgin Galactic Holdings and Rocket Lab.
Blue Origin was founded in 2000.
Blue Origin's headquarters is located in Kent, WA, US.
Blue Origin's most recent funding round was for $10B (USD) in July 2026.
As of Jul 8, 2026, Blue Origin has disclosed funding of $10.2B (USD). Undisclosed round amounts are excluded.
Blue Origin has 11,000 employees as of Feb 4, 2024.

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