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Specification
New Shepard
Blue Origin
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Flights
38
135
Success rate
97.4%
98.5%
Thrust
490 kN
28,200 kN
Height
15 m
56.1 m
Diameter
3.7 m
8 m
Launch mass
75 t
2,030 t
LEO capacity
0 kg
27,500 kg
GTO capacity
0 kg
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Launch cost
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$450M
Reusable
Yes
Yes
Stages
1
2
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