Blue Origin Goddard

Blue Origin Goddard is the name of the first development vehicle in Blue Origin's New Shepard program, which flew for the first time on November 13, 2006. Named after rocketry pioneer Robert H. Goddard, the vehicle is a subscale demonstrator and flew up to a height of about 85 m (279 ft)^[1] during its initial flight. The private spacecraft venture is being funded by the billionaire founder Jeff Bezos.

Rob Meyerson led Blue Origin from 2003 to 2017 and served as its first president.^[2]