Blue Origin is a private spaceflight company based in Kent, Washington that is working to send tourists to space on its reusable suborbital rocket called New Shepard. The company was created in 2000 by Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon.com.

Where is Blue Origin launching from?

Liftoff is now set for 10 a.m. EDT (9 a.m. CDT/ 1400 GMT) from Blue Origin's Launch Site One near the town of Van Horn in West Texas. "New Shepard is go for launch!" Blue Origin announced via Twitter today (Oct. 12).

Where is Blue Origin located in Florida?

The company's 650,000 square foot manufacturing complex is located on Florida's Space Coast near Cape Canaveral. MERRITT ISLAND, Fla.