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