posted 08-26-2021 11:34 AM               

Estes and Club for the Future partner to launch New Shepard model rocket

Club for the Future, Blue Origin's foundation, is excited to announce a new collaboration with Estes Industries. Estes is the premier provider of model rockets kits and engines, and has been committed to creating safe, successful rocketry experiences for customers everywhere for more than 60 years. Estes and Club for the Future will launch a series of Blue Origin models and educational content to inspire the next generation of space leaders and explorers.

We are proud to announce the first of this series, the Estes New Shepard model rocket will launch in November. Manufactured by Estes Industries, the model has been reduced to 1/66th scale of Blue Origin's New Shepard launch vehicle to ignite the imagination of families nationwide.

The Estes New Shepard is fully reusable and follows the same flight profile as the actual rocket. The capsule is payload-capable and separates from the booster near its apogee of nearly 400 feet. It then floats back to Earth under a parachute for a gentle touchdown.

Each box includes a Club for the Future postcard for kids to draw or write their vision of how they see the future of life in space and how rockets will change humanity. They will then mail their personalized postcard directly to Club for the Future where it will fly to space on a Blue Origin New Shepard rocket. After flight, the postcard will be returned with an official 'Flown to Space' stamp as a unique keepsake.

Additionally, a suite of free hands-on STEM activities, designed in collaboration with middle school teachers, will be available in the coming months for kids to further explore the science of flight, design engineering, and data literacy in a fun way.

"Our hope is that the new Estes New Shepard model sparks the imagination of future space explorers and inspires them to carve out their own role in helping to invent the future of life in space," said Josef Reinke, Director, Club for the Future.

"The Estes and Club for the Future collaboration is the next exciting step in Estes's long legacy of supporting STEM education, and the Estes New Shepard is the perfect vehicle to inspire future generations," said Mallory Langford, President, Estes Industries.

The Estes New Shepard will be available for purchase this holiday for $69.99 or pre-order today at the Blue Store and Estesrockets.com.

posted 08-26-2021 12:40 PM               

You can now launch your own Blue Origin New Shepard (model) rocket

After 17 successful flights to space and back — including one carrying four people — Blue Origin is ready to move its launch operations into your backyard.

The commercial spaceflight company, which was founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, announced a model rocket version of its New Shepard launch vehicle. The ready-to-fly toy rocket was revealed in conjunction with Blue Origin's NS-17 suborbital mission, which lofted a NASA lunar landing experiment, original artwork and other cargo to just beyond the border between Earth and space on Thursday (Aug. 26).

posted 04-26-2022 01:47 PM               

New Shepard Builder's Kit

Become part of the new generation of space travel by building your own scale model of Blue Origin's New Shepard.

Experience the engineering that goes into building a rocket when you craft this historic rocket. The New Shepard builder's kit model is lighter than it's ready to fly brother. This allows the rocket to soar to cloud busting altitudes of 700 ft. with at C6-5 engine.

We are providing a piece of history that inspires kids to dream of a future filled with the wonders of space exploration. That's why a portion of every dollar from the Estes New Shepard will go to support Club for the Future. We are proud to partner with Blue Origin as they foster the growth of STEM education.

Available May 23, 2022. Be among the first 45 pre-orders and get a free exclusive Blue Origin sticker that’s been to space and back on the real New Shepard!