New Glenn's Launch Is an Even Bigger Deal for Amazon Than for Blue Origin Itself
Blue Origin is key to Amazon's ability to compete with SpaceX Starlink. Jeff Bezos has finally done it. He's finally reached space with an honest-to-goodness orbital-class rocket. Ten years ago, Bezos ignited a feud with SpaceX founder Elon Musk when his Blue Origin rocket company launched a suborbital New Shepard rocket to the edge of space and then landed it back on Earth.
Blue Origin launches New Glenn rocket to orbit
New Glenn, a multistage rocket named after John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth, is the first Blue Origin rocket to reach orbit. That puts the company, founded by former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, in good position to join Elon Musk’s busy SpaceX brand as a major player in the cellular satellite industry and beyond.
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.
What time is Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket 'moon gravity' launch today? Here's how to watch live
Blue Origin's NS-29 New Shepard rocket will launch on Jan. 28 at 11:30 a.m. EST (1630 GMT) if all goes well. Here's what to know
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.
Roar of New Glenn’s Engines Silences Skeptics of Bezos’ Blue Origin
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With successful New Glenn flight, Blue Origin may finally be turning the corner
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Why Musk's SpaceX Has Grown Bigger, Faster And Cheaper Than Bezos' Blue Origin
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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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New Glenn Makes It Into Orbit on First Flight, but Reusable Stage Crashes Out
If New Glenn can continue to demonstrate its capabilities and (more crucially) its reliability, it has the potential to take ...
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Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin has entered the orbital space race. What it means for SpaceX and the space industry.
The Amazon founder's space company marked a major milestone Thursday with the first test flight of its New Glenn rocket The first test flight of Blue Origin's huge New Glenn rocket could have ...
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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 ...
Bezos vs. Musk billionaire space race gets serious with launches on same day – but who will win?
Jeff Bezos, the second richest man in the world, successfully blasted off a 320-foot-tall rocket ship made by his Blue Origin company from Cape Canaveral, Florida, in the early hours of the morning.