Jeff Bezos, SpaceX and Blue Origin

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Reaches Orbit: What It Means For Space Exploration
Blue Origin has launched its New Shepard rocket—a reusable sub-orbital rocket used for space tourism—27 times. It's named after Alan Shepard, the first American in space. Jeff Bezos flew in New Shepard on July 20, 2021, crossing the Kármán line, the dividing line between Earth’s atmosphere and outer space.
Jeff Bezos’ New Glenn rocket reaches orbit on first test flight
Founded 25 years ago by Bezos, Blue Origin has been launching paying passengers to the edge of space since 2021, including himself. The short hops from Texas use smaller rockets named after the first American in space, Alan Shepard. New Glenn, which honors John Glenn, is five times taller.
Bezos-Musk Tech Bro Space Race Ignites as Blue Origin Rocket Reaches Orbit
The world’s second richest man has now got a rocket in space alongside the world’s richest man, after Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket entered orbit. The spacecraft, called New Glenn, passed the Kármán line—the internationally recognised boundary of space—at around 2 a.
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Successfully Launches Its New Glenn Rocket Into Orbit
The successful launch of Blue Origin’s massive new rocket is a key step that may allow the company to compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches New Glenn mega-rocket, entering the orbital big league
Jeff Bezos' company Blue Origin launched its New Glenn mega-rocket for the first time. The milestone is a leap for reusable rocketry.
Jeff Bezos’ New Glenn Rocket Lifts Off on First Flight
Blue Origin successfully launched the rocket after an attempt earlier in the week was scrubbed. The flight is a crucial test of the company’s ability to compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
Jeff Bezos’ space company tries again to launch massive new rocket after last-minute postponement
The 320-foot New Glenn rocket was supposed to blast off before dawn with a prototype satellite from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Jeff Bezos’s Space Company Delays Debut Launch of Big Rocket
Jeff Bezos’s space company Blue Origin postponed the inaugural launch of its new rocket early Monday, after running into technical problems. Blue Origin had planned to attempt to blast off its New Glenn rocket from a site in Florida.
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches New Glenn rocket on maiden flight
Shrugging off bad weather, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launched its powerful New Glenn rocket on its maiden flight early Thursday, lighting up a cloudy overnight sky as it climbed away from Cape Canaveral in a high-stakes bid to compete with Elon Musk's industry-leading SpaceX.
Jeff Bezos suffers new blow in billionaire space race as Blue Origin scraps launch of New Glenn rocket
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin on Monday called off its inaugural launch of its New Glenn rocket after a number of last-minute issues – hurting the space firm in its race to compete with Elon Musk’s dominant SpaceX. The 320-foot rocket was scheduled to blast off from Cape Canaveral in Florida at 1 a.m. ET before the launch was aborted.
Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin launches New Glenn rocket for first time
The first-ever launch of the New Glenn represents a major milestone for Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin spaceflight company, marking its entry into the orbital launch market and heavy-lift space industry, and setting it up to compete with the likes of Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
Jeff Bezos stuck the landing. Now it's Elon Musk's turn.
Blue Origin's New Glenn finally roared into orbit in the early hours of Thursday, with SpaceX's Starship rocket set to launch ...
Bezos 'very optimistic' about Trump admin space agenda
Jeff Bezos told a media outlet he was "very optimistic" about incoming Donald Trump's administration for space projects, his ...