Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches giant New Glenn rocket on 1st flight
Jan 16, 2025 · Named after John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth, New Glenn is a 320-foot heavy-lift launch vehicle that rivals SpaceX's 400-foot Starship in size. Its first stage, powered by seven...
The 'original' John Glenn gave his 'go' for Blue Origin's New Glenn ...
Jan 7, 2025 · John Glenn, the first American to fly into orbit, gives his thumbs up in 1962, just as he did (figuratively) in reaction to Blue Origin's New Glenn orbital rocket being given his name in 2016.
New Glenn Rocket launch challenges Elon Musk's space …
Jan 16, 2025 · The New Glenn rocket was named after John Glenn, the first American astronaut to orbit Earth more than 60 years ago. The rocket is more powerful than SpaceX's most commonly used rocket, the Falcon 9.
How Blue Origin's New Glenn compares to SpaceX's Starship, …
Jan 2, 2025 · Blue Origin's massive New Glenn rocket comes in at a towering 320 feet tall — which is equivalent to a 32-story skyscraper. Still, it's overshadowed by SpaceX's Starship, which current launches...
New Glenn: How Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin aims to challenge Elon …
Jan 4, 2025 · Nearly 25 years after Jeff Bezos founded Blue Origin, the company is finally poised to send its first rocket to orbit. New Glenn could lift off as early as next week.
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket into …
Jan 16, 2025 · New Glenn is capable of carrying 50 tons (45 metric tons) of payload to low Earth orbit (LEO). SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket, which also features reusable first stage boosters, can lift around 70 ...
Five things to know about New Glenn, Blue Origin's new rocket - Phys.org
Jan 11, 2025 · New Glenn honors a legendary astronaut: John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth in 1962. It follows in the steps of New Shepard, Blue Origin's first rocket which was...
Jeff Bezos’ New Glenn Rocket Lifts Off on First Flight
Jan 16, 2025 · New Glenn, named after John Glenn, the NASA astronaut who was the first American to orbit Earth, dwarfs New Shepard. ... Like SpaceX, the company is envisioning New Glenn not as a rocket just to ...
Musk vs Bezos: Upcoming Blue Origin New Glenn and SpaceX …
Jan 7, 2025 · When it launches from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 36, the multi-stage New Glenn, which is named for John Glenn, will be the first Blue Origin rocket to send a payload to orbit.
Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket Finally Takes Flight
Jan 16, 2025 · The heavy-lift New Glenn rocket soared to success, reaching orbit on its highly anticipated inaugural flight but failing to land its booster on an ocean barge