What is the New Shephard rocket system?

Why in news ? Amazon founder and billionaire Jeff Bezos’s space company named Blue Origin has concluded the online auction for the first seat on the New Shephard rocket system. It is a rocket system meant to take tourists to space. About: New Shephard is a reusable rocket system that has been designed to take astronauts and research payloads past the Karman line – the internationally recognized boundary of space. Built by: The rocket system has been built by Blue Origin, space company of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Named after: The rocket system has been named after astronaut Alan Shephard – the first....Read More