BE-3PM
BE-3PM is Blue Origin’s reusable liquid-oxygen/liquid-hydrogen engine for New Shepard’s propulsion module. Its tap-off cycle and single combustion chamber support deep throttling and restart for vertical landing. Blue Origin lists up to 110,000 lbf (490 kN) thrust and throttling down to 20,000 lbf (90 kN). On 23 November 2015, it powered New Shepard above the Karman line and reignited for a successful soft landing. That flight-to-space-and-recovery milestone is distinct from the earlier BE-3-powered New Shepard developmental flight of 29 April 2015. The vacuum-optimized BE-3U is a separate family member.
Identity
- Aliases
- BE-3PMBlue Origin BE-3PMBE-3 Propulsion Module
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Identity Level
- variant
- Kind
- liquid-rocket-engine
- Name
- BE-3PM
- Status
- active
Details
- Description
- BE-3PM is Blue Origin’s reusable liquid-oxygen/liquid-hydrogen engine for New Shepard’s propulsion module. Its tap-off cycle and single combustion chamber support deep throttling and restart for vertical landing. Blue Origin lists up to 110,000 lbf (490 kN) thrust and throttling down to 20,000 lbf (90 kN). On 23 November 2015, it powered New Shepard above the Karman line and reignited for a successful soft landing. That flight-to-space-and-recovery milestone is distinct from the earlier BE-3-powered New Shepard developmental flight of 29 April 2015. The vacuum-optimized BE-3U is a separate family member.
- Developers
- Family
- Manufacturers
- Propellants
- liquid hydrogenliquid oxygen
- Rocket Specs
- Chamber Count
- 1
- Cycle
- tap-off
- Restartable
- Yes
- Sea Level Thrust
- …
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.blueorigin.com/engines
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 08:23:38 UTC
- Updated Time
- October 29, 2026 at 15:19:54 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-10-29
- Note
- Current engine page identifies BE-3PM propellants and deep-throttle capability. Its 23 November 2015 milestone is the flight above the Karman line and successful booster landing. Blue Origin separately documents a BE-3-powered New Shepard developmental flight on 29 April 2015, so the November milestone does not establish the first flight of the wider BE-3 design.
- Publisher
- Blue Origin
- Title
- Blue Origin Engines
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-29
- Note
- Supports the legacy vehicle installation and the narrow canonical identity used for migration.
- Publisher
- Official vehicle or program source
- Title
- New Shepard Propulsion Module official vehicle reference
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-23
- Note
- Blue Origin describes the BE-3 tap-off design, single combustion chamber, deep throttle, and reliable restart architecture that underpins the BE-3PM variant.
- Publisher
- Blue Origin
- Title
- Blue Origin Debuts the American-made BE-3 Liquid Hydrogen Rocket Engine
- Accessed Date
- 2026-10-29
- Note
- Dated 29 April 2015; identifies BE-3 powering the first developmental New Shepard flight. The propulsion module was lost on descent after a hydraulic-system failure.
- Publisher
- Blue Origin
- Title
- First Developmental Test Flight of New Shepard