US EditionJeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket on first test flight
- Blue Origin launched its New Glenn rocket on its first test flight from Florida, sending a prototype satellite into orbit thousands of miles above Earth.
- The rocket, funded by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, reached orbit 13 minutes after liftoff, receiving praise from SpaceX's Elon Musk.
- The first-stage booster missed its landing on a barge, but Blue Origin emphasized that reaching orbit was the primary goal of the test.
- Blue Origin plans six to eight New Glenn flights this year, with the next one scheduled for spring.
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The pair first started dating in 2019 and got engaged in 2023Lauren Sanchez/Instagram Lauren Sánchez and Jeff BezosJeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez have something new to celebrate!The billionaire Amazon founder, 61, and the former news anchor and philanthropist, 55, celebrated the successful launch of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket on Thursday, Jan. 16. Sánchez reflected on the moment in a sweet Instagram post, which included an image of the couple…
Blue Origin, the space company of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, sent its first rocket into orbit on Thursday. The New Glenn rocket was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida at 07:02 Icelandic time, marking a major step in the competition between the world's richest people in the space industry. The launch marks the beginning of a real competition with Elon Musk's SpaceX. Both want to increase the number of satellites in orbit around...
Jeff Bezos’ New Glenn Rocket Reaches Orbit On First Test Flight
Blue Origin launched its massive new rocket on its first test flight Thursday, sending up a prototype satellite to orbit thousands of miles above Earth. Named after the first American to orbit Earth, the New Glenn rocket blasted off from Florida, soaring from the same pad used to launch NASA’s Mariner and Pioneer spacecraft a half-century ago. Years in the making with heavy funding by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the 320-foot (98-meter) rocket car…
The test flight of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' new rocket initially looked promising. But then the landing of the "New Glenn" on a platform in the Atlantic failed.
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