If successful, the launch of its New Glenn rocket will put Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin in greater competition with fellow billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Blue Origin, the space company founded by Jeff Bezos,

The Space Force's 45th Weather Squadron forecasts 90% odds of favorable launch weather during Thursday's three-hour window, which will open at 1 a.m.

Blue Origin successfully launched its New Glenn rocket for its first test flight early Thursday, after several days of delays.

Blue Origin also attempted to land the rocket's booster on a barge in the Atlantic Ocean, but the booster was lost during reentry through the atmosphere. The launch is a defining moment for Blue ...

The company, started by the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, reset its countdown clock repeatedly over a period of just over two hours before eventually postponing the test flight to another day.

Nick Cote for The New York Times The upward flight appeared almost flawless, but Blue Origin’s stretch goal of landing the booster stage on a barge in the Atlantic Ocean failed. As planned ...

Blue Origin, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' space company, launched its large rocket for the first time early Thursday.

Reports revealed that New Glenn's two engines, optimized to function in the vacuum of space, should fire up and propel the vehicle to speeds necessary to enter orbit — typically around 17,500 miles per hour, or nearly 23 times the speed of sound.

The rocket’s first booster was meant to land on a floating platform in the Atlantic Ocean shortly ... This time, Blue Origin explained its engineers would need “to troubleshoot a vehicle ...

After delays and false starts, Jeff Bezos's firm Blue Origin has reached orbit with its first launch of the New Glenn rocket, though attempts to land the first stage at sea were unsuccessful

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin LLC stunned the space industry this week, launching a brand-new rocket taller than the Statue of Liberty into orbit on its first try.

New Glenn’s maiden voyage ramps up an ongoing space race between Blue Origin and SpaceX, which were respectively founded the world’s two richest people. Bezos currently has an estimated net worth of $237 billion, while Musk’s fortune stands at $428.5 billion.