John Glenn's last correspondence before his death was to approve the use of his name for Blue Origin's first orbital-class rocket. Nine years later, the "New Glenn" is ready for its inaugural launch.

This will be the first launch in 20 years to take place at Launch Complex 36, which previously hosted Atlas ... orbital-class rocket, named after pioneering NASA astronaut John Glenn, would ...

Passing mach one. New Glenn is now supersonic. New Glenn, named after the astronaut John Glenn, successfully lifted off early Thursday morning from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

John Glenn. It's five times taller than Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket that carries paying customers to the edge of space from Texas. Amazon's Jeff Bezos founded the company 25 years ago.

Blue Origin successfully launched the rocket after an attempt earlier ... transcript New Glenn, named after the astronaut John Glenn, successfully lifted off early Thursday morning from Cape ...

The new rocket, named after famed NASA Mercury 7 astronaut John Glenn, is designed to carry payloads of up to 13 metric tons (14.3 tons) to geostationary transfer orbit and up to 45 metric tons ...

John Raoux / AP Blue Origin launched its massive new rocket on its first test flight Thursday, sending up a prototype satellite to orbit thousands of miles above Earth. Named after the first ...

The Blue Origin New Glenn rocket stands ready on Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Jan. 11, 2025, in Florida. The launch was called off early Monday.(John Raoux / AP ...

New Glenn, a multistage rocket named after John Glenn, the first American to ... and United Launch Alliance's Atlas V, which are each designed to carry around 10 tons to space.

The 320-foot New Glenn rocket is named after space pioneer John Glenn, who was the first American to orbit Earth. The reusable rocket is designed to carry the Blue Ring Pathfinder spacecraft in ...