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 ...

Blue Origin has slammed the brakes on its New Shepard suborbital flights for at least two years, shelving a space tourism program that has carried 100 people, including Jeff Bezos, since crewed ...

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 ...

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 ...

The mission’s goals have changed, and Artemis 4 will be the first lunar landing attempt. Four missions are tentatively scheduled within the next three years ...

NASA’s SLS rocket and Orion capsule stand on Launch Complex 39B ahead of Artemis II on Feb. 1, 2026. Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo / AFP via Getty Images The last time the U.S. sent astronauts to the ...

The next-generation spacesuit for NASA's Artemis III mission continues to advance by passing a contractor-led technical review, as the agency prepares to send humans to the moon's South Pole for the ...

Are you ready for a bona fide moon shot? The upcoming Artemis II mission is one of the most exciting space excursions in recent memory. It'll be the first time humans have flown to the moon since ...