*In propellant terms, for an equal payload, for a SSTO These are important qualifiers. Realistically if you tightened up the mass fraction on New Shepard, aban

*In propellant terms, for an equal payload, for a SSTO These are important qualifiers. Realistically if you tightened up the mass fraction on New Shepard, abandoned reuse, and added a second stage, the technology could probably put a small payload into orbit just fine. I'm not sure what the point would be, since it would ruin all the useful things New Shepard is doing as a pathfinder.