Blue Origin announces Super-Heavy New Glenn 9×4 to Rival SpaceX Starship

Blue Origin announces Super-Heavy New Glenn 9×4 to Rival SpaceX Starship

Blue Origin has revealed plans to develop New Glenn 9×4, a “super heavy” rocket designed to deliver 70 metric tons to low-Earth orbit and directly compete with SpaceX’s Starship.  The announcement followed the company’s successful NG-2 launch on November 13, which deployed NASA’s ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration Dynamics Explorers) Mars mission and landed the first stage. Upgraded engines and reusability As noted in a Universe Today repo…