Blue Origin has successfully launched a first commercial payload. It was a sub-orbital launch with the New Shepard rocket.

The New Shepard system took 8 NASA-sponsored research and technology payloads into sub-orbital space. This flight was dedicated to NASA's Flight Opportunities program, an essential program for researchers providing access to microgravity for technology development. Blue supports NASA's Flight Opportunities program and its role in perfecting technology for a future human presence in space.