Blue Origin

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Bezos's Blue Origin poised for first orbital launch next week
https://phys.org/news/2025-01-bezos-blu ... -week.html
by Gregg Newton with Issam Ahmed in Washington

Jeff Bezos, pictured in November 2021, founded Blue Origin two years before Elon Musk started SpaceX -- but the company has progressed at a far slower pace.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's company Blue Origin is poised to launch its first orbital rocket next week, marking a pivotal moment in the commercial space race currently dominated by Elon Musk's SpaceX.

Named New Glenn, the rocket is scheduled to lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida as soon as Wednesday 1:00 am (0600 GMT), with a backup window on Friday, according to a Federal Aviation Administration advisory.

While Blue Origin has not officially confirmed the launch date, excitement has been building since a successful "hotfire" test on December 27.

"Next stop launch," Bezos declared on X, sharing a video of the towering rocket's engines roaring to life.

The NG-1 mission will carry a prototype of Blue Ring, a Defense Department–funded spacecraft envisioned as a versatile satellite deployment platform, which will remain on board the rocket's second stage for the duration of the six-hour test flight.

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New Glenn is now scheduled for 12th January, 06:00:00 UTC (01:00 am EST).

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Amazing if they can achieve that. Starship and the SLS may soon have a rival.

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Blue Origin set for first launch of giant New Glenn rocket
https://phys.org/news/2025-01-blue-gian ... ocket.html
by Gregg Newtown with Issam Ahmed in Washington

A quarter century after its founding, Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin is finally ready for its maiden orbital voyage with a brand new rocket the company hopes will shake up the commercial space race.

The launch initially scheduled for Sunday was pushed back a day due to "unfavorable" sea conditions, Blue Origin posted on X.

Named New Glenn after a legendary astronaut, the rocket stands 320 feet (98 meters) tall, roughly equivalent to a 32-story building—and is set to blast off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in a launch window that now opens at 1:00 am (0600 GMT) Monday.

"Pointy end up!" the company's CEO, Dave Limp posted on X alongside photos of the gleaming white behemoth.

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God I hate these types. Those annoying, superficial, appearance-obsessed types you find in high school who the smart kids cringe at and avoid.

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