It’s also on tap to launch variations of Blue Origin’s lunar landing vehicles. The company is a major participant in NASA’s Artemis program, which aims to send humans back to the moon.
That first-stage landing platform last week left Port Canaveral for the Atlantic Ocean suggesting a launch is close. This came after Blue Origin's final test of New Glenn before liftoff − a Dec.
In the days before that scrub, Blue Origin delayed New Glenn’s launch twice because of rough seas in an area of the Atlantic Ocean where a barge has been stationed for a booster landing attempt.
A private space company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos has postponed the planned launch of its new giant rocket. Blue Origin was counting down toward the launch of its first New Glenn heavy ...
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says it’s delaying the first-ever launch of its orbital-class New Glenn rocket due to unfavorable weather conditions for landing the first-stage booster.
13. Blue Origin has pushed the date back due to unfavorable conditions in the Atlantic Ocean. Company wants to maximize its potential to land the first-stage booster on the first try. That first-stage ...
New Glenn will attempt a first stage landing on rocket landing platform Jacklyn. Blue Origin has live coverage of the launch. Window Opens: January 13th at 1:00AM EST (06:00 UTC) Window Closes: ...
Despite numerous delays, Blue Origin successfully launched its New Glenn rocket in its maiden flight early Thursday morning, although its first-stage booster failed in its landing. The 320-foot ...
Bezos told Reuters on Sunday, before Blue Origin's first launch attempt, that he was most nervous about landing the booster. But he added that sticking the landing would be the "icing on the cake ...
So New Glenn boosters will travel farther out over the Atlantic before their recovery run back to Earth with previous Blue Origin statements saying they will aim for a landing 620 miles downrange.