Highlights: Blue Origin’s New Glenn reaches orbit on maiden …
Jan 16, 2025 · Blue Origin shares note from John Glenn. New Glenn’s namesake, storied NASA astronaut and US Senator John Glenn, died in 2016. But before his passing, Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos got a chance ...
Jeff Bezos’ New Glenn Rocket Lifts Off on First Flight
Jan 16, 2025 · New Glenn, named after John Glenn, the NASA astronaut who was the first American to orbit Earth, dwarfs New Shepard. ... With the delays in getting New Glenn ready, Blue Origin has a backlog of ...
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket
Jan 16, 2025 · New Glenn, which honors John Glenn, is five times taller. Blue Origin poured more than $1 billion into New Glenn's launch site, rebuilding historic Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Blue Origin launches New Glenn on flight NG-1 and makes orbit
Jan 11, 2025 · After years of development, Blue Origin’s semi-reusable heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle, New Glenn, successfully launched on Thursday, Jan. 16 at 2:03 AM EST (07:03 UTC) after moving from the...
New Glenn | Blue Origin
New Glenn is named after John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth. The rocket is engineered with the safety and redundancy required to fly humans, and will enable our vision of building a road to space for the benefit of Earth.
Five things to know about New Glenn, Blue Origin's new rocket - Phys.org
Jan 11, 2025 · Blue Origin, the US space company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos in 2000, is poised for a historic first: its maiden voyage into orbital space with a brand new rocket, New Glenn. Here are...
New Glenn NG-1 Mission Updates | Blue Origin
Jan 12, 2025 · The second stage is in its final orbit following two successful burns of the BE-3U engines. The Blue Ring Pathfinder is receiving data and performing well. We lost the booster during descent. “I’m incredibly proud New Glenn achieved orbit on its first attempt,” said Dave Limp, CEO, Blue Origin.
The 'original' John Glenn gave his 'go' for Blue Origin's New Glenn
Jan 6, 2025 · John Glenn, the first American to fly into orbit, gives his thumbs up in 1962, just as he did (figuratively) in reaction to Blue Origin's New Glenn orbital rocket being given his name in 2016. (NASA)
The 'original' John Glenn gave his 'go' for Blue Origin's New
Jan 7, 2025 · John Glenn's last correspondence before his death was to approve the use of his name for Blue Origin's first orbital-class rocket. Glenn hailed the booster for what it could enable for...
Blue Origin Reschedules New Glenn Debut After Technical Issues
Jan 15, 2025 · Jeff Bezos' aerospace company, Blue Origin, rescheduled the long-awaited debut launch of its massive New Glenn rocket from Monday to Thursday, citing technical issues with a vehicle...