The New Glenn versions are designed for up to 25 reflights with the first-stage aiming to make a recovery landing on its own landing vessel named named Jacklyn, which is named after Bezos ...
Making orbit on the first attempt is quite an achievement, although the BE-4 engines used by New Glenn's first stage have also seen action on United Launch Alliance's (ULA) Vulcan Centaur.
The launch will also test the rocket’s reusable first stage, which will attempt to land... Blue Origin has received FAA approval to conduct orbital launches with its New Glenn rocket from Florida.
Plans called for the second stage to be placed in a safe condition to stay in a high, out-of-the-way orbit in accordance with NASA's practices for minimizing space junk. New Glenn was supposed to ...
adding that his team is keen to use the flight to achieve the first successful landing of the rocket’s first-stage booster. In the maiden launch of the New Glenn rocket last month, the ...
The 320-foot-tall (98-meter-tall) New Glenn lifted off for the first time on Jan. 16 from Florida's Space Coast. The test flight was a success; the rocket's upper stage successfully carried its ...
The first-stage booster missed its landing on a barge ... On to spring and trying again on the landing,” Limp said. New Glenn was supposed to fly before dawn Monday, but ice buildup in critical ...