New Shepard Crew Capsule
The New Shepard Crew Capsule is the independently reusable spacecraft element of Blue Origin's suborbital system. The pressurized, autonomous capsule seats six people, separates from the propulsion module, carries a pusher escape motor, and returns under parachutes with a terminal retro-thrust cushion.
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Identity
- Aliases
- New Shepard capsuleNew Shepard crew module
- Family Name
- New Shepard
- Full Name
- New Shepard Crew Capsule
- Roles
- crewed_spacecraft
- Status
- active
- Type
- spacecraft
- Variant Name
- Crew Capsule
Details
- Description
- The New Shepard Crew Capsule is the independently reusable spacecraft element of Blue Origin's suborbital system. The pressurized, autonomous capsule seats six people, separates from the propulsion module, carries a pusher escape motor, and returns under parachutes with a terminal retro-thrust cushion.
- First Flight Year
- 2,015
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Spacecraft Specs
- Reusability
- fully_reusable
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.blueorigin.com/new-shepard
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 14, 2026 at 18:46:26 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 19, 2026 at 03:31:04 UTC
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