Blue Origin Rocket Launches in Florida and Texas

Blue Origin New Shepherd and New Glenn

Blue Origin New Shepard Launch Pad in Texas. Blue Origin successfully completed its 24th New Shepard flight and 13th payload mission today from Launch Site One in West Texas.

Those traveling to the Blue Origin New Shepard launch pad will find the closest accommodations at Van Horn, Texas. Van Horn Hotels Reservations here .

The small space port at this site serves as the launch pad for the Blue Origin New Shepard Sub Orbital Space Craft. The Corn Ranch is owned by Jeff Bezos, who owns Blue Origin, and is located about 20 miles north of Van Horn, TX. Van Horn, TX is located in Southwest Texas near the Mexican border and about 121 miles southeast of El Paso, TX.

The New Shepard Sub Orbital Space Craft launch pad has been in developmental stage since 2006 and employs about 50 people at the Texas location.

The New Shepard Space Craft Space Ride

The New Shepard Space Craft is named in honor of Allan Shepard, the first US astronaut to launch into space. Blue Origin launched its first civilian space ride in the summer of 2021, and has scheduled several future flights as very expensive tourist trips that reach sub orbital hights and return to earth within minutes. The launch vehicle which is similar to an airplane, takes off vertically strapped to a rocket, and lands as an airplane would at the same location as the launch. Hotels Near the Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX.

Since the vehicle does not leave the earth's atmosphere, there is no re-entry friction that would cause the intense heat that plagues returning outer space vehicles. The vehicle reaches an altitude where occupants experience weightlessness for several seconds and then basically glides back to earth.

Development of the New Shepherd.

The first development vehicle of the New Shepard development program was a sub-scale demonstration vehicle named Goddard, built in 2006 following earlier engine development efforts by Blue Origin. Goddard made its first flight on 13 November 2006.

The Goddard launch vehicle was assembled at the Blue Origin facility near Seattle, Washington.

Blue Origin Florida

Blue Origin Florida - Blue Moon Lunar Landing Module

Blue Origin is increasing it presence at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida where it will begin launching its New Glenn Rocket in the near future. Addionally, NASA has selected Blue Origin for the astronaut mission to the moon. Under this contract, Blue Origin and its National Team partners will develop and fly both a lunar lander and rover type vehicle that can make a precision landing anywhere on the Moon’s surface.

Blue Origin Florida - New Glenn Rocket

Blue Origin has built a substantial rocket manufacturing facility on the Space Coast of Florida, marking the beginning of its substantial investment in the region. The facility, located near the Kennedy Space Center, is dedicated to the production of the New Glenn rocket, a heavy-lift launch vehicle designed for a variety of missions, including commercial, civil, and national security.

The New Glenn rocket, named after astronaut John Glenn, is a reusable rocket aimed at reducing the cost of access to space. Its first stage is designed to be reused up to 25 times, significantly lowering the cost per launch. The rocket is powered by seven BE-4 engines, which are among the most powerful liquid oxygen/liquefied natural gas engines ever developed. Blue Origin’s presence in Florida also includes the development of Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, which is being transformed into a state-of-the-art launch site for the New Glenn rocket. This site will support a wide range of missions, from satellite launches to deep space exploration. Hotels Near Blue Origin Florida.