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Blue Origin’s fleet of two New Shepard suborbital launch systems will be phased out by the close of 2027, with the firm moving forward on phasing in a trio of new vehicles. Those vehicles will offer rapid turn-around technologies, with the goal of achieving a weekly launch rate.

In addition, Blue Origin is interested in possibly offering the suborbital flight service from another location beyond the current West, Texas spaceport, including outside of the United States.

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These plans were unveiled by Phil Joyce, the firm’s senior vice president, during the September 28^th Global Spaceport Alliance forum held in Sydney, Australia.

Meanwhile, Blue Origin is set to fly soon its 15th crewed flight of a New Shepard suborbital vehicle.

For more information, go to this Irene Klotz story:

https://aviationweek.com/space/launch-vehicles-propulsion/blue-origin-expand-new-shepard-fleet

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