New Glenn, Blue Origin and SpaceX

Blue Origin launches New Glenn rocket, the company’s first SpaceX contender
Blue Origin, the rocket company Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos founded, notched one of the most substantial successes in its history on Thursday: sending a rocket to orbit.
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket into orbit on 1st flight (video)
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Blue Origin’s New Glenn launch ups the ante on the commercial space race
Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin joined the billionaire’s space race in earnest when its New Glenn rocket roared from a launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in the early morning hours of Jan. 16. The second stage with the Blue Ring payload successfully reached orbit. However, an attempt to land the first stage on a drone ship failed.
Watch Blue Origin’s New Glenn recap, with close-ups of rocket launch
Blue Origin has shared a video recap of last week's maiden launch of the New Glenn, including dramatic close-up footage of the rocket leaving the launchpad.
Bezos’ Blue Origin has successfully launched its New Glenn rocket to orbit - a feat 15 years in the making
Just past 2 a.m. Eastern time on Jan. 16, 2025, a new rocket blasted off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. By reaching orbit, Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket launch has marked a milestone for a commercial space company that has big ambitions.
What time is Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket 'moon gravity' launch? Here's how to watch live after a delay
Blue Origin's NS-29 New Shepard rocket is expected to launch by late Jan. 31 after a delay if all goes well. Here's what to know
Blue Origin scrubs landmark New Shepard moon-gravity launch due to weather, rocket glitch
Blue Origin scrubbed the planned 29th launch of its New Shepard suborbital rocket today (Jan. 28) due to uncooperative weather and a vehicle issue.
Blue Origin scrubs planned New Shepard rocket launch
Blue Origin scrubbed a planned launch of its New Shepard rocket Tuesday due to persistent cloud cover at the west Texas launch site. In a post on social media, the company said an additional issue with the rocket’s avionics was discovered during the 90-minute-plus launch hold.
Video: LIVE: Blue Origin’s New Shepard tests lunar tech in simulated gravity on a Texas flight
Blue Origin’s New Shepard tests lunar tech in simulated gravity on a Texas flight Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin prepares for the 29th flight of its New Shepard rocket, set to launch from Launch Site One in West Texas.
With successful New Glenn flight, Blue Origin may finally be turning the corner
One of the key questions about Blue Origin is whether it will push toward full reusability with New Glenn. In 2021, Ars first ...
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Blue Origin launch recap: Live updates from New Glenn maiden launch Thursday at Cape Canaveral
Launch recap: Scroll down to review live updates before, during and after the historic liftoff of Blue Origin's New Glenn maiden mission on Thursday, Jan. 16, from Cape Canaveral. Original ...
With New Glenn in Its Pocket, Can Blue Origin Compete With SpaceX and Starship?
Once a company dabbling only in "space tourism," Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin turned into an honest-to-goodness space company last ...
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Blue Origin calls off New Glenn launch try to troubleshoot an issue; no new date announced
After a string of chronological changes to the target liftoff time, Blue Origin crews scrubbed Monday's early morning ...
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When is the Blue Origin New Glenn launch? Here's what we know.
The debut launch of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket has once again shifted. According to Blue Origin, the launch is now scheduled for no earlier than 1 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 13. Blue ...
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Blue Origin reschedules orbital debut of New Glenn rocket, then re-reschedules it
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket stands on its Florida launch pad. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) Over the course of just a few hours today, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture made two ...
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Blue Origin announces launch of its New Glenn rocket: Here is what you need to know
Update: Around 3 a.m. Monday, Blue Origin scrubbed its New Glenn launch attempt to “troubleshoot a vehicle subsystem issue,” the company said on X. Blue Origin is now targeting a launch ...