Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos' space technology company, designed the New Glenn to compete with fellow billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX Falcon rockets in commercial orbital spaceflight ventures. New Glenn was initially set to get off the ground Sunday, Nov. 9 ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. When John Glenn launched on the United States' first orbital spaceflight 50 years ago today (Feb. 20), NASA scientists weren't sure where he'd come ...

Blue Origin's New Glenn on its first launch, in January 2025. Blue Origin Blue Origin has officially announced that its next-generation New Glenn rocket will launch NASA’s ESCAPADE Mars mission in a flight targeted for no earlier than mid-August 2025.

• 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 rocket after flight. Safely landing rocket boosters after ...

Blue Origin is upgrading its 322-foot New Glenn rocket with more powerful engines and increased reusability. Jeff Bezos' company also announced plans for a larger, more powerful variant of the New Glenn rocket. These changes follow the rocket's second ...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Mission NG-2 successfully launched a second mission from Cape Canaveral Thursday, carrying NASA’s twin ESCAPADE spacecraft to Mars. The huge 321-foot (98-meter) New Glenn blasted into the sky and is expected to reach the Red ...

Anyone who has tracked the development of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket has been waiting for signs of progress from the usually secretive space company. On Wednesday, engineers rolled a full-scale New Glenn rocket, partially made up of flight hardware ...

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- New York Jets coach Aaron Glenn, often defiant when questioned about his quarterback situation, took a different approach Friday. In a sober tone, he sounded open to a quarterback change. "I'm evaluating everything, to be honest with ...

John Glenn's 1998 spaceflight made him the oldest person to orbit Earth. His mission aimed to study how spaceflight affects older people's bodies. The flight involved various scientific experiments. Glenn's accomplishment inspired others to challenge age ...

Many fans want to see the Jets lose games to improve their position in next April’s NFL Draft. But even those fans may be a little shocked at just how bad the Jets have looked lately.