In a recent update, Elon Musk confirmed that SpaceX is moving beyond Starship V1, with V2 already in development. As the ...

Jeff Bezos already had the money and the motivation to build Orbital Reef. Now he also has a rocket to make it happen.

One of the key questions about Blue Origin is whether it will push toward full reusability with New Glenn. In 2021, Ars first ...

At long last, Blue Origin has an orbital-class rocket that can compete with SpaceX's Falcon 9: the New Glenn. New Glenn is slightly cheaper and much more capable than SpaceX's Falcon 9 ...

The New Glenn’s second stage captured an image of Earth as it achieved orbit during the rocket’s first flight. Credit: Blue Origin The U.S. has entered a new era of heavy-lift launch—one of ...

By reaching orbit, Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket launch has marked a milestone for a commercial space company that has big ambitions. To advance that vision, the company is developing its own ...

Blue Origin just sent its New Glenn rocket to orbit on its maiden flight. Liftoff occurred just after 2 a.m. ET. • The company did not succeed in its secondary goal of recovering part of the ...

Blue Origin, the space company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, launched its massive New Glenn rocket for the first time early Thursday, a livestream of the blastoff showed. The rocket ...

But Blue Origin did not reach its bonus goal of guiding part of the New Glenn rocket called the first-stage booster back to a safe landing on a seafaring platform after takeoff. That maneuver ...

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket stands ready for another launch attempt from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in Cape Canaveral, Fla.

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 ...