A Tale of Two Model Rocket Companies: SpaceX and Estes
One just launched the world’s biggest rocket, with mixed success. The other makes small model rockets for hobbyists, and it's ...
Jeff Bezos’ Space Ambitions Take Flight as New Rocket Blasts Off
After years of delays, the billionaire’s Blue Origin space company launched its New Glenn rocket early Thursday.
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket on first test flight
Founded 25 years ago by Bezos, Blue Origin has been launching paying passengers to the edge of space since 2021, including ...
Jeff Bezos’s Big New Glenn Rocket Reaches Orbit in Historic First Launch
Florida’s sky briefly lit up during the night as one of a handful of big new American-made rockets took flight. It was the first time a new space company achieved orbit on the first launch attempt.
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Jeff Bezos' rocket New Glenn launches successfully on debut mission, as billionaire 'seeks to build a road to space'
New Glenn is the latest in a series of big, new rockets to launch in recent years, including United Launch Alliance's Vulcan, ...
Blue Origin successfully launches New Glenn rocket as space race with SpaceX heats up
A new space race is taking place and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin just made the latest move as rival Elon Musk’s SpaceX prepares ...
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Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket reaches orbit on first launch
After delays and false starts, Jeff Bezos's firm Blue Origin has reached orbit with its first launch of the New Glenn rocket, ...
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Blue Origin Scrubs New Glenn Rocket’s Debut Launch
Kenneth Chang There’s a new rocket that’s never flown waiting on a launchpad in Florida. It’s called New Glenn and it’s going to have to stay there a little longer. On Monday, propellants ...
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Jeff Bezos’ New Glenn rocket reaches orbit on first test flight
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — 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. Named after the ...
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Jeff Bezos’ New Glenn Rocket Lifts Off on First Flight
At 2:03 a.m. Eastern time, seven powerful engines ignited at the base of a 320-foot-tall rocket named New Glenn. The flames illuminated night into day at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
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Jeff Bezos' New Glenn rocket reaches orbit on first test flight
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — 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. Named after the ...