Blue Origin pivots from space tourism to lunar ambitions
TL;DR
Blue Origin is pausing its New Shepard suborbital space-tourism program for two years to redirect resources toward lunar ambitions, including the New Glenn rocket and lunar lander development, in line with NASA's Artemis goals; the program has flown 98 people and launched 200+ payloads since 2015, but profitability concerns and a shift in strategy toward lunar capabilities drove the move.
- Here’s why Blue Origin just ended its suborbital space tourism program Ars Technica
- Blue Origin says it is pausing space tourism trips to focus on moon landing CNN
- Jeff Bezos’s Rocket Company Pauses Space Tourism to Focus on the Moon The New York Times
- Blue Origin to Pause New Shepard Flights for No Less Than Two Years Blue Origin
- Bezos’ Rocket Firm Blue Origin to Halt Space Tourism Flights Bloomberg
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