New Glenn is a heavy-lift launch vehicle developed and operated by the American company Blue Origin. The rocket is designed to have a partially reusable, two-stage design with a diameter of …

New Glenn is named after John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth. The rocket is engineered with the safety and redundancy required to fly humans, and will enable our vision of building a …

Jan 6, 2025 · John Glenn, the first American to fly into orbit, gives his thumbs up in 1962, just as he did (figuratively) in reaction to Blue Origin's New Glenn orbital rocket being given his name …

Jan 16, 2025 · Blue Origin poured more than $1 billion into New Glenn’s launch site, rebuilding historic Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The pad is 9 miles (14 …

Jan 16, 2025 · Named after the first American to orbit Earth, the New Glenn rocket blasted off from Florida, soaring from the same pad used to launch NASA’s Mariner and Pioneer …

Jan 16, 2025 · New Glenn, named after John Glenn, the NASA astronaut who was the first American to orbit Earth, dwarfs New Shepard. Indeed, a New Shepard could fit within New …

Jan 16, 2025 · New Glenn, named after the astronaut John Glenn, successfully lifted off early Thursday morning from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Liftoff.

Jan 16, 2025 · The orbital-class rocket, named after John Glenn – the first American to orbit Earth–marked the first launch from Space Launch Complex 36 in 20 years. SLC-36, originally …

Mar 31, 2023 · Named after pioneering astronaut John Glenn, New Glenn is a single configuration heavy-lift launch vehicle capable of carrying people and payloads routinely to Earth orbit and …

Jan 16, 2025 · New Glenn is expected to amply outpower United Launch Alliance’s new rocket, the Vulcan Centaur. Blue Origin’s rocket will also best SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9, which …