Blue Origin launches New Glenn rocket, the company’s first SpaceX ...
2 days ago · The debut flight of New Glenn, the company’s first rocket powerful enough to launch satellites to space, took off after 2 a.m. ET from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket | AP …
3 days ago · New Glenn was supposed to fly before dawn Monday, but ice buildup in critical plumbing caused a delay. The rocket is built to haul spacecraft and eventually astronauts to orbit and also the moon.. Founded 25 years ago by Bezos, Blue Origin has been launching paying passengers to the edge of space since 2021, including himself. The short hops from Texas use smaller rockets named after the first ...
New Glenn | Blue Origin
A reusable rocket purpose-built to deliver high volume and mass to orbit, New Glenn is a key to unlocking our long-term vision — a future where people and heavy industries are moved into space to preserve Earth, humanity’s blue origin.
New Glenn - Wikipedia
New Glenn is a heavy-lift launch vehicle developed and operated by the American company Blue Origin. The rocket is designed to have a partially reusable, two-stage design with a diameter of 7 meters (23 ft).
New Glenn Rocket launch challenges Elon Musk's space …
The New Glenn rocket was named after John Glenn, the first American astronaut to orbit Earth more than 60 years ago. The rocket is more powerful than SpaceX's most commonly used rocket, the Falcon 9.
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 ...
Jeff Bezos’ New Glenn Rocket Lifts Off on First Flight
3 days ago · The booster stage of New Glenn — the most expensive part of the rocket — is designed to land on a barge in the Atlantic Ocean, similar to how SpaceX recovers Falcon 9 boosters.
Blue Origin’s New Glenn set for next launch attempt
3 days ago · New Glenn is expected to amply outpower United Launch Alliance’s new rocket, the Vulcan Centaur. Blue Origin’s rocket will also best SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9, which can haul up to 22.8...
New Glenn: How Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin aims to challenge Elon …
Jan 4, 2025 · Blue Origin formally announced the development of New Glenn — which aims to outpower SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets and haul spacecraft up to 45 metric tons (99,200 pounds) to orbit — in 2016.
Jeff Bezos’ Successful Blue Origin Launch Silences Skeptics
2 days ago · The successful flight to orbit of the Amazon founder’s powerful rocket suggests it could grow into a credible competitor with Elon Musk’s SpaceX. transcript New Glenn, named after the ...