New Glenn is also tapped by NASA to fly a pair of Mars-bound satellites and will be the rocket to launch Blue Origin’s Blue Moon lunar landers, one of which is contracted to be the human landing ...

Blue Origin managed something no commercial rocket company has ever done successfully by reaching orbit on the first try with ...

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. However, ...

Blue Origin could try again to send up its New Glenn rocket for the first time with an overnight launch early Thursday, but the weather forecast could pose problems. The heavy-lift rocket for Jeff ...

Blue Origin has already gained approval alongside SpaceX and ULA under the National ... 17- to 18-foot diameter fairing found on Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy and Vulcan rockets. The rocket stages ...

The US Space Force selected Blue Origin, ULA and SpaceX in June to compete ... one feature that makes New Glenn stand out is its large payload fairing, or nose cone. The component protects the ...

Meanwhile, ULA’s Vulcan Centaur rocket awaits certification for national security missions. Despite completing two flights in 2024, an anomaly with one of its solid boosters has delayed its full ...

On this date in 2024, United Launch Alliance's next-generation Vulcan rocket flew its first ... who works on ULA's mission design team, said 10½ minutes after liftoff on NASA TV." ...

Note: Liftoff occurred just eight hours and 43 minutes before the historic United Launch Alliance Vulcan launch. Starlink 6-35: ULA Vulcan rocket launches without delay on history-making maiden flight ...