Standing 98 meters tall, the New Glenn rocket can transport up to 45 tons to low Earth orbit, more than double SpaceX's Falcon 9 capacity of 23 tons but less than the Falcon Heavy's 63.8 tons.

Blue Origin, the space company founded by Amazon magnate Jeff Bezos, is preparing to launch its inaugural orbital rocket, New Glenn, next week. This milestone is also expected to escalate the rivalry between Bezos,

“This is our first flight and we’ve prepared rigorously for it,” Jarrett Jones, senior vice president of New Glenn, said in a statement. “But no amount of ground testing or mission simulations are a replacement for flying this rocket. It’s time to fly. No matter what happens, we’ll learn, refine, and apply that knowledge to our next launch.“

A BATTLE of billionaires will escalate this week as Jeff Bezos prepares for a daring rocket launch to rival Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The Amazon founder’s space company Blue Origin is set to

Jeff Bezos’ company is gearing up to launch its New Glenn rocket, kicking off a year in which the industry anticipates to grow under the Trump administration.

A static fire test of the New Glenn rocket, which involved unauthorized use of a deluge system, cost the company $3,250.

New Glenn, developed by the private space firm founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, is on the pad at Cape Canaveral, Fla., and could launch on its maiden flight as early as Friday.

Blue Origin says it's delaying the first launch of its New Glenn rocket due to unfavorable weather conditions for landing the booster.

Kent-based Blue Origin announced Thursday it was delaying the launch of the New Glenn rocket because of bad weather.

The Space Coast could welcome a big player to the launch landscape early Sunday with the debut of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket, a two-day delay from original plans to launch early Friday. Blue Origin announced Thursday morning it was delaying because of bad weather in the Atlantic for a potential rocket booster recovery.

The New Glenn rocket, designed by billionaire Jeff Bezos' company Blue Origin, will take off for the first time this Friday, January 10, marking a significant milestone in private space