Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket on first test flight and reaches orbit

By Associated Press

Jan 16, 2025 6:20 pm

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — 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 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 spacecraft a half-century ago.

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