Max. altitude
100 km
Seats
6
Type
Suborbital rocket
Assessment
Fully reusable suborbital system for space tourism; crew capsule with six seats, each at one of the large windows, crossing the Kármán line at about 100 km. A flight lasts roughly 11 minutes and includes a few minutes of weightlessness. Not retired, but on 30 January 2026 Blue Origin announced a pause of at least two years to focus on its Blue Moon lunar landers.
Technical data
Height19.2 m
Diameter3.8 m
Liftoff mass35 t
Liftoff thrust490 kN
Stages1
PropellantLOX/LH2
ReusabilityFully reusable
First flight2015
Flight duration~11 min
WeightlessnessSeveral minutes
Lead time–
Launch sites
Launch Site One (Corn Ranch – West Texas)
Price
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