The more than 400-foot rocket, powered by 33 Raptor engines, appeared to lift off successfully at 4:37 p.m. CT from SpaceX's launchpad at its Starbase facility near Brownsville, Texas. But minutes ...

Blue Origin, the space company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, launched its massive New Glenn rocket into orbit for the first time early Thursday, marking a new step in the commercial space race.

The Jeff Bezos-owned Blue Origin sent its massive new rocket into space Thursday — and carried a prototype satellite into orbit thousands of miles above the Earth’s surface. The seven-engine ...

Key points The seventh test flight of SpaceX's Starship launched from Texas It is the world's largest and most powerful rocket at nearly 400ft tall Elon Musk's SpaceX is trying to build the first ...

Jeff Bezos’ space company launched its massive new rocket for the first time, aiming to advance the Amazon founder’s lifelong space-exploration ambitions. Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Blue Origin launched its massive new rocket on its first test flight Thursday, sending up a prototype ...

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — 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 ...

Approval has been given for the first UK launch of a traditional "vertical" rocket. The critical clearance from the air safety regulator has taken the country a step closer to seeing its first ...

An enormous Blue Origin rocket meant to challenge SpaceX in regularly deploying satellites and other cargo into orbit underwent its inaugural flight test Thursday morning from Cape Canaveral, Florida.