John Glenn's last correspondence before his death was to approve the use of his name for Blue Origin's first orbital-class rocket. Nine years later, the "New Glenn" is ready for its inaugural launch.

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Blue Origin, the US space company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos in 2000, made its maiden voyage into orbital space Thursday with its brand-new rocket, New Glenn.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos (and many others) posted pics of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket, named for astronaut John Glenn, on ...

Kenneth Chang Kenneth Chang first reported on Blue Origin’s plans for space in 2010. transcript New Glenn, named after the astronaut John Glenn, successfully lifted off early Thursday morning ...

The Jeff Bezos-owned Blue Origin sent its massive new rocket into ... The seven-engine, 320-foot New Glenn rocket — named for late astronaut John Glenn, the first American to orbit the planet ...

New Glenn is named after the first American to orbit Earth, John Glenn. It is five times taller than Blue Origin‘s New Shepard rocket that carries paying customers to the edge of space from Texas.