Blue Origin, the rocket company founded by Jeff Bezos in 2000, was poised to launch its first orbital rocket before technical issues led to a scrub.

Serving Mexican and Cuban dishes, El Leoncito has long been a go-to for watching rocket launches at nearby Kennedy Space Center. Get the street corn, some birria tacos and a giant margarita. And Jeff Bezos dined there in 2023, maybe he'll be back ahead of this one.

The debut launch of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket has once again shifted. According to Blue Origin, the launch is now scheduled for no earlier than 1 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 13. Blue Origin has ...

Just over a year ago, Bezos appointed long-time Amazon executive Dave Limp as Blue Origin's new CEO, hoping to push New Glenn over the finish line. Since then, the company has been working non-stop to get ready for the NG-1 launch. Employees tell Reuters that the entire workforce has been focused solely on New Glenn under Limp's leadership.

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SpaceX and ULA use 17- to 18-foot-diameter fairings, so New Glenn’s cargo space is roughly double, able to fit up to three school buses, or 28 Tesla roadsters. While Blue Origin has already been ...

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The flight, dubbed NG-1, was beset by delays right up to the launch window opening at 0600 UTC on January 16, 2025. As it was, the T-0 time ended up being 0703 UTC, and the New Glenn rose from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station under the power of its seven BE-4 engines.

People way outside Space Coast (Miami, Jacksonville, Tampa, Pensacola) may see Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket after Cape Canaveral liftoff.

Blue Origin launched its towering New Glenn rocket for the first time early Monday, in a crucial milestone for Jeff Bezos' space company.

Blue Origin managed something no commercial rocket company has ever done successfully by reaching orbit on the first try with its New Glenn rocket during an overnight launch early Thursday. The heavy-lift rocket for Jeff Bezos’ company is trying to become a competitor for SpaceX and United Launch Alliance.