Named after the first American to orbit Earth, the New Glenn rocket blasted off from Florida, soaring from the same pad used to launch NASA’s Mariner and Pioneer spacecraft a half-century 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.
Blue Origin successfully launched the rocket after an attempt earlier in the week was scrubbed. The flight is a crucial test of the company’s ability to compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
The successful launch of Blue Origin’s massive new rocket is a key step that may allow the company to compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
Jeff Bezos' space company will try again to launch its new rocket ... while the rocket's second stage continues toward orbit. Named after John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth in 1962, New Glenn has faced a challenging development process with ...
Blue Origin's successful maiden launch of New Glenn rocket made billionaire Jeff Bezos hungry. He ate breakfast at a Florida diner in Florida after.
The reusable spacecraft had been due to take off from Florida but the launch was halted as anomalies were detected after the countdown began
Billionaire Jeff Bezos has launched his massive New Glenn rocket which blasted off for the first time with the help of his space company Blue Origin.
Elon Musk congratulated Jeff Bezos following Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket successfully reaching orbit on its first flight, expressing his admiration on social media.
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket is seen on Launch Complex 36 shortly before the launch attempt was scrubbed ...
Named after the first American to orbit Earth, the New Glenn rocket blasted off from ... Years in the making with heavy funding by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the 320-foot (98-meter) rocket carried ...
Blue Origin is key to Amazon's ability to compete with SpaceX Starlink. Jeff Bezos has finally done it. He's finally reached space with an honest-to-goodness orbital-class rocket. Ten years ago, Bezos ignited a feud with SpaceX founder Elon Musk when his Blue Origin rocket company launched a suborbital New Shepard rocket to the edge of space and then landed it back on Earth.