Blue Origin, the space company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, launched its massive New Glenn rocket into orbit for the first time early Thursday, marking a new step in the commercial space race.

The seven-engine, 320-foot New Glenn rocket — named for late astronaut John Glenn, the first American to orbit the planet — blasted off a NASA launch pad in Florida on its first test flight ...

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. Here are five key things to ...

However, the booster was lost during re-entry into the atmosphere, as per media reports. New Glenn was supposed to fly before dawn on Monday, but ice build-up in critical plumbing caused a delay. Many ...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket has launched into orbit, marking a major milestone for Jeff Bezos’ space company. With its enormous payload capacity and reusable design, New Glenn aims to revolutionise ...

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Blue Origin launched its massive new rocket on its first test flight Thursday, sending up a prototype satellite to orbit thousands of miles above Earth. Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket lifts off from ...

On Thursday, Bezos' Blue Origin company launched its big rocket, called New Glenn. It lifted off at 2:30 a.m. ET from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida ...

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 ...

Shrugging off bad weather, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launched its powerful New Glenn rocket on its maiden flight early Thursday, lighting up a cloudy overnight sky as it climbed away from Cape ...

By reaching orbit, Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket launch has marked a milestone for a commercial space company that has big ambitions. As a space policy expert, I see New Glenn’s success as a ...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket lifts off at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Miguel J. Rodríguez Carrillo/Getty Images “Today marks a new era for Blue Origin and for commercial space ...