New Glenn, Blue Origin and SpaceX

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 reported on an effort codenamed "Project Jarvis" to develop a stainless steel upper stage that could be reused. The company even built a test tank, although the effort was eventually shelved.
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 week. In the early morning hours of Jan. 16, at 2:03 a.m. ET, a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket ship lit up the skies over Cape Canaveral,
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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.
Blue Origin reaches orbit on first flight of its titanic New Glenn rocket
For the first time since its founding, nearly a quarter of a century ago, Blue Origin had reached orbit. The long-awaited debut launch of the New Glenn rocket, a super-heavy lift vehicle developed largely with private funding, had come. And it was a smashing success.
Blue Origin spacecraft successfully simulates moon’s gravity: See video of launch
Blue Origin's famed New Shepard spacecraft simulated the moon's low gravity on board its capsule during a brief flight Tuesday over West Texas.
Blue Origin rocket flies 30 payloads into space -- and back
Blue Origin’s suborbital rocket took a 10-minute flight into space and back Tuesday with science experiments on board to support NASA’s new moon program. The company’s New Shepard rocket lifted off from a west Texas launch pad just after 10 a.
Blue Origin spins up lunar gravity for New Shepard flight
Bezos' rocketeers tout capability as useful for NASA and other tech providers Blue Origin has sent its reusable New Shepard rocket on another suborbital lob, this time simulating lunar gravity for capsule payloads.
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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket into orbit on 1st flight (video)
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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Successfully Launches Its New Glenn Rocket Into Orbit
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.
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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 ...
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Reschedules New Glenn Launch
The 320-foot New Glenn rocket was initially scheduled to launch early Monday with a prototype satellite aboard.
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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 ...
Watch Blue Origin’s New Glenn recap, with close-ups of rocket launch
Blue Origin has just released a video recap (above) of last week’s successful maiden launch of its heavy-lift rocket, the New Glenn. The footage shows some dramatic close-ups of the ...
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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 ...
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Blue Origin prepares for a high-stakes New Glenn launch
Following a scrubbed launch attempt and weather-related delays, Blue Origin will once again try to send its New Glenn rocket into space for the first time. During the attempt, the Jeff ...