January 16, 2025 1:05 PM

Blue Origin’s debut New Glenn rocket blasts off from Florida

Blue Origin's giant New Glenn rocket blasted off from Florida early Thursday morning on its first mission to space, an inaugural step into Earth's orbit for Jeff Bezos' space company as it aims to rival SpaceX in the satellite launch business. Thirty stories tall with a reusable first stage filled with liquid oxygen and methane, New Glenn launched around 2 a.m. ET (0700 GMT) from Blue Origin's launchpad at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station under cloudy skies on its second attempt this week...