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A tale of two rockets: New Glenn achieves orbit, while Starship rains down
Two rockets launched on Thursday, and while both marked key advances in the space industry, neither was a complete success.
Bezos' Blue Origin has successfully launched its New Glenn rocket to orbit, a feat 15 years in the making
Eastern time on Jan. 16, 2025, a new rocket blasted off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. By reaching ...
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Blue Origin Reaches Orbit In New Glenn Inaugural Mission
Privately owned Blue Origin has achieved its goal—a decade in the making—of becoming an orbital launch player, even as it ...
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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Finally Reaches Orbital Milestone
New Glenn’s maiden voyage ramps up an ongoing space race between Blue Origin and SpaceX, which were respectively founded the world’s two richest people. Bezos currently has an estimated net worth of ...
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Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket Reaches Orbit on Debut Flight
Once in orbit, the upper stage released the Blue Ring Pathfinder: a small prototype spacecraft designed to host and transport ...
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket reaches orbit in first test
Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin launched its New Glenn rocket into orbit early Thursday, in a critical milestone that comes some 25 ...
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket on first test flight and reaches orbit
Founded 25 years ago by Bezos, Blue Origin has been launching paying passengers to the edge of space since 2021, including ...
Roar of New Glenn’s Engines Silences Skeptics of Bezos’ Blue Origin
The successful flight to orbit of the Amazon founder’s powerful rocket suggests it could grow into a credible competitor with ...
Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin has entered the orbital space race. What it means for SpaceX and the space industry.
The launch marked a major milestone for Blue Origin, which was started by Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos in 2000. While the company's New Shepard spacecraft has made multiple launches, ...
Five Things To Know About New Glenn, Blue Origin's New Rocket
Blue Origin, the US space company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos in 2000, made its maiden voyage into orbital space Thursday with its brand-new rocket, New Glenn.