Jan 7, 2025 · Nine years later, the "New Glenn" is ready for its inaugural launch. Though he did not live to see it come about, Glenn — the first American to orbit Earth in 1962 — hailed the booster's...

New Glenn is a heavy-lift launch vehicle developed and operated by the American company Blue Origin. The rocket is designed to have a partially reusable, two-stage design with a diameter of 7 meters (23 ft).

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)

4 days ago · New Glenn is named after astronaut John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth. Similarly, the company’s smaller launch vehicle, primarily used for suborbital tourist flights, is named New ...

Jan 16, 2025 · Blue Origin poured more than $1 billion into New Glenn’s launch site, rebuilding historic Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The pad is 9 miles (14 kilometers) from the company’s control centers and rocket factory, outside the gates of …

Jan 16, 2025 · 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.

Jan 15, 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...

Nov 24, 2024 · Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket is on track for its first launch before the end of 2024. The rocket, named after John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, has its first major...

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 subsystem.

January 16, 2025, at 2:03 a.m. — Blue Origin's New Glenn launches on its debut flight to a medium Earth orbit from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.