Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket | AP …
3 days ago · New Glenn, which honors John Glenn, is five times taller. Blue Origin poured more than $1 billion into New Glenn’s launch site, rebuilding historic Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The pad is 9 miles (14 kilometers) from the company’s control centers and rocket factory, outside the gates of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. ...
The 'original' John Glenn gave his 'go' for Blue Origin's New Glenn
Jan 6, 2025 · The S.S. John Glenn lifted off in March 2017 and spent two months at the orbiting lab before being purposely destroyed during its reentry into Earth's atmosphere. 'New' crew As Glenn mentioned in his letter to Bezos, the New Glenn is "the second generation" of Blue Origin's reusable rockets.
Highlights: Blue Origin’s New Glenn reaches orbit on maiden …
3 days ago · New Glenn’s namesake, storied NASA astronaut and US Senator John Glenn, died in 2016. But before his passing, Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos got a chance to tell him about the orbital class ...
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches giant New Glenn rocket on 1st …
3 days ago · Named after John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth, New Glenn is a 320-foot heavy-lift launch vehicle that rivals SpaceX's 400-foot Starship in size. Its first stage, powered by seven Blue ...
Blue Origin launches New Glenn on flight NG-1 and makes orbit
Jan 11, 2025 · After years of development, Blue Origin’s semi-reusable heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle, New Glenn, successfully launched on Thursday, Jan. 16 at 2:03 AM EST (07:03 UTC) after moving from the...
Jeff Bezos’ Successful Blue Origin Launch Silences Skeptics
2 days ago · New Glenn, named after John Glenn, the NASA astronaut who was the first American to orbit Earth, dwarfs New Shepard. Indeed, a New Shepard could fit within New Glenn’s payload area in the nose cone.
Jeff Bezos’ New Glenn Rocket Lifts Off on First Flight
3 days ago · New Glenn, named after John Glenn, the NASA astronaut who was the first American to orbit Earth, dwarfs New Shepard. Indeed, a New Shepard could fit within New Glenn’s payload area in the nose cone.
New Glenn launch signals new era for Space Launch Complex 36
2 days ago · The orbital-class rocket, named after John Glenn – the first American to orbit Earth–marked the first launch from Space Launch Complex 36 in 20 years. SLC-36, originally built to support the Atlas-Centaur family of launch vehicles in 1961, was decommissioned and its facilities dismantled after its final Atlas launch in 2005.
Jeff Bezos’ New Glenn rocket reaches orbit on first test flight
2 days ago · New Glenn, which honors John Glenn, is five times taller. Advertisement. Blue Origin poured more than $1 billion into New Glenn’s launch site, rebuilding historic Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral ...
New Glenn | Blue Origin
New Glenn is named after John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth. The rocket is engineered with the safety and redundancy required to fly humans, and will enable our vision of building a road to space for the benefit of Earth.