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 successful launch of Blue Origin’s massive new rocket is a key step that may allow the company to compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

The uncrewed New Glenn rocket took off at 2:03 a.m. EST from Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Blue Origin said.

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.

John Glenn. It is five times taller than Blue Origin‘s New Shepard rocket that carries paying customers to the edge of space from Texas. In May last year, Bezos’s company launched six ...

Elon Musk congratulated Jeff Bezos following Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket successfully reaching orbit on its first flight, expressing his admiration on social media.

Named after the first American to orbit Earth, the New Glenn rocket blasted off from ... Years in the making with heavy funding by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the 320-foot (98-meter) rocket carried ...

Blue Origin has launched its massive new rocket on its first test flight. Thursday’s liftoff from Florida carried an experiment meant to orbit thousands of miles above Earth. The test

Named after the first American to orbit Earth, the New Glenn rocket blasted off from ... the making with heavy funding by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the 320-foot (98-meter) rocket carried an ...

Blue Origin launched its New Glenn rocket, named after astronaut John Glenn, from Cape Canaveral ... competing with major players like SpaceX. Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin successfully launches ...

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin successfully launched its New Glenn rocket, named after astronaut John Glenn, from Florida's historic pad. The test flight marked a significant milestone, reaching orbit on ...