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.

The successful flight to orbit of the Amazon founder’s powerful rocket suggests it could grow into a credible competitor with Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

The New Glenn makes it safely into orbit for the inaugural test flight of a rocket that could rival those in Elon Musk's SpaceX fleet.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos (and many others) posted pics of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket, named for astronaut John Glenn, on social after liftoff.

Capping years of anticipation, Blue Origin's hulking New Glenn two-stage rocket may launch on its maiden mission during a three-hour window that opens at 1 a.m. Friday from Cape Canaveral Space ...

One of the key questions about Blue Origin is whether it will push toward full reusability with New Glenn. In 2021, Ars first reported on an effort codenamed "Project Jarvis" to develop a stainless steel upper stage that could be reused. The company even built a test tank, although the effort was eventually shelved.

Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin joined the billionaire’s space race in earnest when its New Glenn rocket roared from a launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in the early morning hours of Jan. 16. The second stage with the Blue Ring payload successfully reached orbit. However, an attempt to land the first stage on a drone ship failed.

After the Jan. 16 maiden launch of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket, billionaire Jeff Bezos and crew dined at the Country Cookin' Diner in Port St. John. Bezos, who owns Blue Origin, ate the pancake combo, with two eggs over medium and a sausage patty. "He tipped well. He was very generous," waitress Pam Pollock said.

In unusual fashion, Blue Origin scrubbed two New Glenn rocket maiden mission launch ... named for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' mother. In the meantime, SpaceX is scheduled to launch Firefly ...

The world is entering a new era of space exploration where both robots and humans will explore the Moon and Mars. Driven by NASA and SpaceX, with significant investments from Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos,

Though 2025 won't mark the return of astronauts into deep space as NASA had hoped, launchpads still will be scorching-hot from a procession of robotic spacecraft attempting to land on the moon . How many of these moon landings will succeed? Will the number top the two-ish (one of which made a heckuva comeback) last year?

Jeff Bezos has lost his appeal of NASA's contract ... Read full article: Blue Origin postpones 1st launch of New Glenn rocket from Florida. Here’s the latest Blue Origin is readying for the ...