The U.S. has entered a new era of heavy-lift launch—one of choice. The inaugural flight of privately owned Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket also kicks off what promises to be a busy year for developers.

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Blue Origin has shared a video recap of last week's maiden launch of the New Glenn, including dramatic close-up footage of the rocket leaving the launchpad.

It will be this 320-foot tall multi-stage New Glenn which brings Blue Origin into the orbital − and beyond − payload game, becoming a competitor to SpaceX. A rocket with more than one stage is needed ...

Blue Origin launched its first orbital launch vehicle, New Glenn, into space for the first time on 16 January. The New Glenn ...

Another major contender has entered the launch business as Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket roared into orbit today. At 2:03 am ...

New Glenn, a multistage rocket named after John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth, is the first Blue Origin rocket to ...

Blue Origin’s New ... payload is expected to remain attached to the rocket’s upper stage for the duration of the six-hour mission. Success is not guaranteed. At any point during the flight ...

SpaceX and ULA use 17- to 18-foot-diameter fairings, so New Glenn’s cargo space is roughly double, able to fit up to three school buses, or 28 Tesla roadsters. While Blue Origin has already been ...

Still, one feature that makes New Glenn stand out is its large payload fairing, or nose cone. The component protects the cargo bay and is a whopping 23 feet (7 meters) wide — nearly 6 feet (2 ...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn ... foot-wide) payload fairing, which Blue Origin says can provide twice the volume of a standard 5-meter fairing. An entire New Shepard rocket could fit within the ...