Articles about New Glenn

Blue Origin decides not to re-create ruined pad but will move on to a different launch concept

Jeff Bezos’ space venture still plans to return to flight this year, with a hybrid launch processing system that can be used for two Florida pads. Read More

Before-and-after pictures of Blue Origin New Glenn launch pad explosion

Blue Origin CEO pledges to repair ruined launch pad and return to flight by the end of the year

CEO Dave Limp shares ‘good news’ about the Florida launch pad’s condition after New Glenn rocket explosion. Read More

Atlas 5 blasts off beneath cloudy skies, carrying Amazon Leo satellites into space

Blue Origin’s rocket blowup could cause big problems for NASA — and a satellite slowdown for Amazon Leo

With New Glenn rocket and its pad sidelined, NASA faces added complications in its moon exploration plans, while Amazon must turn to other launch providers to get satellites in orbit. Read More

Blue Origin New Glenn rocket explodes on pad. (Credit: Spaceflight Now)

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explodes on pad during test; Jeff Bezos vows to rebuild

Blast deals a heavy blow to Florida launch pad — and to Blue Origin’s plans to send up Amazon Leo satellites and a lunar lander. Read More

New Glenn rockets sitting inside Blue Origin processing facility

Blue Origin readies New Glenn rocket to launch 48 Amazon Leo satellites after FAA clearance

Five weeks after previous New Glenn launch failed, two companies founded by Jeff Bezos announce a mission that would add to Amazon’s satellite broadband constellation. Read More

New Glenn rocket liftoff from Florida launch pad

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture reportedly considers seeking outside investment for the first time

The Financial Times quotes sources as saying external fundraising might be needed to support increased launch cadence. Read More

In a first, Blue Origin uses a recycled rocket to send a satellite into orbit — unfortunately, it’s the wrong orbit

After liftoff, New Glenn booster makes its second successful touchdown, but AST SpaceMobile says its satellite will have to be deorbited. Read More

Illustration: New Glenn 9x4 rocket lifting off, with moon in the sky above

Blue Origin supersizes New Glenn rocket to send heavier payloads to Earth orbit and beyond

Jeff Bezos’ space venture ups the ante for launch industry by offering a bigger rocket with more engines Read More

Blue Origin New Glenn rocket rises from pad, as seen from above

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket launches twin probes on trip to Mars — and scores a booster touchdown

The trouble-free launch of NASA’s Escapade probes, plus today’s first-ever recovery of a New Glenn booster, bolstered Blue Origin’s status as a worthy competitor for Elon Musk’s SpaceX, which has come to dominate the space industry. Read More

Space Force allocates $2.4B in national security launch contracts to Blue Origin

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has been awarded $2.4 billion in the U.S. Space Force’s latest round of procurement… Read More

Blue Origin New Glenn rocket rises from Florida launch pad

Blue Origin launches New Glenn rocket to orbit for the first time, marking a milestone for Jeff Bezos

For the first time ever, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has put a payload in orbit, using its heavy-lift… Read More

Blue Origin reschedules orbital debut of New Glenn rocket, then re-reschedules it

Over the course of just a few hours today, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture made two adjustments to the… Read More

Blue Origin rocket on Florida launch pad

Technical snag forces another delay for the first orbital launch of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture counted down to the final hour tonight, but in the end, the company had… Read More

New Glenn rocket on launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Launch Complex 36 in Florida

Blue Origin postpones first launch of New Glenn rocket due to high seas for landing

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says it’s delaying the first-ever launch of its orbital-class New Glenn rocket due to… Read More

Blue Origin New Glenn integrated vehicle hotfire test

Blue Origin completes its last major test to get ready for first New Glenn rocket launch

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says it’s put its orbital-class New Glenn rocket through its last major test in… Read More

Illustration: BlueBird satellites in orbit

AST SpaceMobile chooses Blue Origin’s New Glenn rockets for satellite launches

AST SpaceMobile plans to use Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket to launch some of the satellites for its space-based cellular… Read More

Workers mate sections of New Glenn's first stage

Blue Origin shifts its plans for New Glenn rocket after NASA postpones Mars mission

NASA is delaying the launch of its ESCAPADE probes to Mars, which means plans for the debut of Blue Origin’s… Read More

New Glenn first-stage simulator being maneuvered in Florida

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket program reportedly faces failures during testing

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has encountered two recent failures in its efforts to get orbital-class New Glenn rockets… Read More

Blue Origin joins SpaceX and ULA on Pentagon list for $5.6B in launch contracts

The Department of Defense has put Kent, Wash.-based Blue Origin in the running for a share of up to $5.6… Read More

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‘Let’s go!’ Jeff Bezos gets revved up when Blue Origin raises up its New Glenn rocket

For the first time, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture lifted up an orbital-class New Glenn rocket on its Florida… Read More

Illustration: ESCAPADE probes orbiting Mars

Blue Origin wins an order from NASA for launch of Mars magnetosphere mission

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has won its first NASA order for a New Glenn rocket launch, with Mars… Read More

Blue Origin completes delivery of BE-4 rocket engines for first ULA Vulcan launch

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says it has completed delivery of the two BE-4 rocket engines that… Read More

Amazon reserves up to 83 rocket launches for Project Kuiper broadband satellite constellation

Amazon has secured as many as 83 launches on three types of heavy-lift rockets to put more than 1,500 satellites… Read More

Blue Origin successfully tests huge nose cone for New Glenn rocket at NASA Glenn

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is still months away from the first launch of its orbital-class New Glenn rocket,… Read More

Blue Origin practices with a dummy version of its New Glenn orbital rocket in Florida

It’ll be at least another year before Blue Origin’s orbital-class New Glenn rocket gets its first launch, but Jeff Bezos’… Read More

Space Force awards $87.5M to Blue Origin, Rocket Lab, SpaceX and ULA for testing

The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command today announced awards totaling $87.5 million to support prototype commercial projects relating to… Read More

After losing launch competition, Blue Origin delays New Glenn rocket’s first flight until late 2022

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says it’s targeting the fourth quarter of 2022 for the first flight… Read More

Jeff Bezos kicks back with full-thrust firing of Blue Origin’s BE-4 rocket engine in Texas

If you’re hanging out in West Texas during a pandemic, there are few fireworks shows more thrilling than a test… Read More

Jeff Bezos and Jacklyn Bezos at ship christening

Ahoy, Jacklyn! Jeff Bezos names Blue Origin’s rocket recovery ship after his mom

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk named his rocket recovery vessels after science-fiction spaceships, but Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos stayed closer to… Read More

NASA adds Blue Origin’s upcoming New Glenn rocket to its launch services catalog

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture hasn’t yet finished its orbital-class New Glenn rocket, but today NASA put… Read More