The Starship was carrying 10 dummy satellites to practice how to release them, and it was programmed to soar across the Gulf of Mexico from Texas on a near loop around the world.
After years of delays, the billionaire’s Blue Origin space company launched its New Glenn rocket early Thursday.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday a deal to return hostages held in the Gaza Strip has been reached.
Founded 25 years ago by Bezos, Blue Origin has been launching paying passengers to the edge of space since 2021, including himself. The short hops from Texas use smaller rockets named after the first American in space, Alan Shepard. New Glenn, which honors John Glenn, is five times taller.
(THE CONVERSATION) Just past 2 a.m. Eastern time on Jan. 16, 2025, a new rocket blasted off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. By reaching orbit, Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket launch has marked a milestone for a commercial space company that has big ambitions.
Gaza deal . After more than 15 months of bitter war in Gaza and uncertainty over the fate of the hostages, Israel and Hamas finally agreed to a ceasefire on Wednesday. Celebrat
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.
Blue Origin's New Glenn successfully reached orbit on its first-ever flight, putting it in competition with SpaceX for heavy-lift missions.
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Blue Origin, the rocket company Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos founded, notched one of the most substantial successes in its history on Thursday: sending a rocket to orbit. The debut flight of New ...
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