BO timeline
Started in September 2000 by Jeff Bezos (Founder and CEO of Amazon)
Opening of the company headquartered in Kent, Washington, Seattle.
2005
5 March Charon Test flight (jet powered)
2006
13 November Goddard rocket 1st test flight
2007
22 March 2nd Goddard rocket test
19 April 3rd Goddard rocket test
2010
BE3 engine development started
2011
6 May PM2 rocket
2012
New Glen orbital launch Rocket vehicle design started
19 October New Shepherd Capsule pad escape test, West Texas
2014
September work started on the BE4 engine
2015
April BE3 rocket motor completed
29 April first developmental test flight of the New Shepard 1 rocket.
23 November reusable New Shepard 2 made its first test flight
2016
22 January 2nd test flight for the New Shepard 2
2 April 3rd test flight for New Shepard 2
19 June 4th test flight for New Shepard 2
5 October In-flight capsule abort test New Shepard 2 (last flight for the New Shepard 2 rocket)
2017
March 1st BE4 engine produced
2019
BE4 rocket engine test
Speculative
2017 (Now 2021)
Q2 New Shephard 3 Man rated sub orbital space capsule and rocket
Q3 1st Manned flight test of New Shepard 3
Q4 New Shephard 4 Man rated sub orbital space capsule and rocket
Dec new rocket Factory to open in Florida
2018 (Now 2021/2)
1st passenger flight of New Shepard
New Glen Rocket test
2021(Now 2022/3)
1st commercial launch of New Glen Rocket
2022-5(Now 2025-30)
New Armstrong Rocket