The successful flight to orbit of the Amazon founder’s powerful rocket suggests it could grow into a credible competitor with Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

Blue Origin is key to Amazon's ability to compete with SpaceX Starlink. Jeff Bezos has finally done it. He's finally reached space with an honest-to-goodness orbital-class rocket. Ten years ago, Bezos ignited a feud with SpaceX founder Elon Musk when his Blue Origin rocket company launched a suborbital New Shepard rocket to the edge of space and then landed it back on Earth.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' space dreams are taking flight on a new level. On Thursday, Bezos' Blue Origin company launched its big rocket, called New Glenn. It lifted off at 2:30 a.m. ET from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida,

Blue Origin aborted the first launch attempt due to technical issues, but this Thursday, they successfully conducted their first test from Cape Canaveral. They achieved the main goal of orbiting safely but were unable to recover the reusable rocket booster on a maritime platform.

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.

New Glenn’s second stage and payload are now in orbit” An initial test launch of the towering 98 metre rocket, dubbed New Glenn in honour of legendary American astronaut John Glenn ... dubbed NG-1, Amazon founder Bezos is taking aim at the only ...

Blue Origin's successful maiden launch of New Glenn rocket made billionaire Jeff Bezos hungry. He ate breakfast at a Florida diner in Florida after.

Years in the making with heavy funding by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos ... Alan Shepard. New Glenn, which honors John Glenn, is five times taller. Blue Origin poured more than $1 billion into ...

The 320-foot New Glenn rocket was initially scheduled to launch early Monday with a prototype satellite aboard.

Billionaire Amazon owner Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin has seen a successful launch of its new rocket this morning. The 98-metre New Glenn rocket was supposed to blast off in Florida on Monday but the launch was called off due to a technical issue.

New Glenn safely reached its intended ... produce monster returns in the coming years. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board ...

Years in the making with heavy funding by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos ... Fla. Credit: AP/John Raoux New Glenn was supposed to fly before dawn Monday, but ice buildup in critical plumbing caused ...