Blue Origin launched its massive new rocket on its first test flight Thursday, sending up a prototype satellite to orbit thousands of miles above Earth. Named after the first American to orbit Earth,

Blue Origin successfully launched the rocket after an attempt earlier in the week was scrubbed. The flight is a crucial test of the company’s ability to compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

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.

Jeff Bezos' space company will try again to launch its new rocket ... while the rocket's second stage continues toward orbit. Named after John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth in 1962, New Glenn has faced a challenging development process with ...

The reusable spacecraft had been due to take off from Florida but the launch was halted as anomalies were detected after the countdown began

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.

The mission, the culmination of a decade-long, multi-billion-dollar development journey, will include an attempt to land New Glenn’s first stage booster on a sea-fairing barge in the Atlantic Ocean 10 minutes after lift-off, while the rocket’s second stage continues toward orbit.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket is seen on Launch Complex 36 shortly before the launch attempt was scrubbed ...

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 launched its New Glenn rocket for the first time early Thursday, marking a long-awaited milestone for the company. The mission, seen as a crucial step in competing with Elon Musk's SpaceX,

Blue Origin is key to Amazon's ability to compete with SpaceX Starlink. Jeff Bezos has finally done it. He's finally reached space with an honest-to-goodness orbital-class rocket. Ten years ago, Bezos ignited a feud with SpaceX founder Elon Musk when his Blue Origin rocket company launched a suborbital New Shepard rocket to the edge of space and then landed it back on Earth.

Tech superinvestor Marc Andreessen has been traveling the podcast circuit, sharing his insider take on why his industry has veered sharply to the right of late. Eventually, these interviews, like his one with the New York Times ’ Ross Douthat, wind around to Andreessen’s theory of “the Deal, with a capital D:”