Blue Origin focuses on making space travel accessible through commercial spaceflight, primarily offering suborbital space tourism experiences. The company uses its reusable rocket, New Shepard, to take passengers to the edge of space for about 11 minutes, allowing them to experience weightlessness and view Earth from above 100 kilometers. Unlike many competitors, Blue Origin's business model revolves around selling premium tickets for these unique flights, targeting affluent individuals and space enthusiasts. Additionally, the company develops advanced rocket engines and space technologies, which can be sold or leased to other aerospace entities. Blue Origin aims to lead in the emerging space tourism market while exploring opportunities in lunar landers and other space exploration technologies.

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Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket stands on its Florida launch pad. (Blue Origin Photo)Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture will try, try again to launch its heavy-lift New Glenn rocket to orbit for the first time — if the Florida weather cooperates.Tonight’s three-hour launch window opens at 1 a.m. ET Thursday (10 p.m. PT Wednesday) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Launch Complex 36. Blue Origin is expected to stream coverage of the countdown via its website, starting about an hour before the projected launch time.“The vehicle looks good for tonight’s window, but we’re watching weather closely as clouds build over the Space Coast,” Blue Origin said in a mission update. Forecasters at the U.S

Blue Origin Restarts The Countdown For First Launch Of New Glenn Rocket Despite Iffy Weather Forecast

In aerospace news more close to home, Blue Origin and Estes Rockets are collaborating to create a model rocket line inspired by the New Glenn, which includes functional models and STEM kits designed to inspire the next generation of explorers and engineers.

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Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket stands on its Florida launch pad. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota)Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture set up its Florida launch pad once again at short notice to send its heavy-lift New Glenn rocket to orbit for the first time.Liftoff is scheduled to come a day after Blue Origin’s team aborted its first honest-to-goodness orbital launch attempt. Blue Origin said the launch was scrubbed “due to ice forming in a purge line on an auxiliary power unit that powers some of our hydraulic systems.”The three-hour launch window for the second try opens at 1 a.m. ET Tuesday (10 p.m. PT Monday) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Launch Complex 36. Blue Origin plans to stream video coverage of the countdown via its website, starting about an hour before the projected launch time.Forecasters put the chances of acceptable weather at only 30%, due to the potential for rain showers and thick clouds at the launch site

Blue Origin Does A Quick Turnaround To Make Another Attempt To Launch New Glenn Rocket

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket stands on its Florida launch pad. (Blue Origin via YouTube)Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture counted down to the final hour tonight, but in the end, the company had to postpone the first-ever orbital launch of its heavy-lift New Glenn rocket due to a stubborn technical glitch.The launch from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station was scrubbed a few minutes after 3 a.m. ET (midnight PT). Tonight’s three-hour launch window was due to close at 4 a.m. ET.“We are standing down today’s launch attempt to troubleshoot a vehicle subsystem issue that will take us beyond our launch window,” launch commentator Ariane Cornell said. “We are reviewing opportunities for our next launch attempt.”Liftoff had already been delayed twice over the past few days due to concerns about rough seas in the area of the Atlantic where New Glenn’s first-stage booster was slated to land — and the fact that the seas had settled down raised hopes that the launch could take place tonight

Technical Snag Forces Another Delay For The First Orbital Launch Of Blue Origin’S New Glenn Rocket

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket stands on its Florida launch pad. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota)Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is once again gearing up for the first-ever orbital launch of its heavy-lift New Glenn rocket, buoyed by a more favorable weather forecast.Liftoff from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station has been delayed twice over the past few days due to concerns about rough seas in the area of the Atlantic where New Glenn’s first-stage booster is slated to land. But those seas are expected to settle down for tonight’s launch attempt.“Weather (including sea states) looks much more favorable for this new window,” Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp said in a posting to the X social-media platform. The overall forecast sets the chances for acceptable weather at 90%, with a reduced risk of high seas in the offshore landing zone.Tonight’s three-hour launch window opens at 1 a.m. ET Monday (10 p.m. PT Sunday)

Weather Concerns Ease As Blue Origin Resets Countdown To New Glenn Rocket’S First Launch

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket stands on its Florida launch pad. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota)UPDATE: Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is delaying the planned debut of its heavy-lift New Glenn rocket due to rough seas in the Atlantic, meaning we’ll have to wait at least a day longer for the company’s first-ever orbital launch.Blue Origin was getting ready for the milestone liftoff from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 1 a.m. ET Sunday (10 p.m. PT tonight), but determined that the weather wasn’t conducive for an attempt to land New Glenn’s first-stage booster on a barge stationed hundreds of miles offshore.A similar state of affairs led to a postponement a couple of days ago. “Sea state conditions are still unfavorable for booster landing,” Blue Origin reported in this afternoon’s update.The next three-hour launch opportunity has been set to start at 1 a.m. ET Monday (10 p.m

Blue Origin Delays New Glenn Rocket’S First Launch For Another Day To Wait Out Rough Seas

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket stands on its Florida launch pad. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota)Blue Origin is counting down to the debut of its heavy-lift New Glenn rocket, marking the first-ever orbital launch for Jeff Bezos’ 25-year-old space venture.Although Blue Origin has been launching much smaller New Shepard rockets on suborbital spaceflights for a decade, it has never put a payload into Earth orbit. That’s due to change with tonight’s liftoff from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.Launch is scheduled to take place during a three-hour window that opens at 1 a.m. ET Sunday (10 p.m. PT Saturday). Blue Origin plans to stream coverage of the countdown starting about an hour before liftoff.This will be the first launch in 20 years to take place at Launch Complex 36, which previously hosted Atlas rocket launches and has been leased by Kent, Wash.-based Blue Origin since 2015.New Glenn’s origin story goes back to 2012

Heading For Orbit At Last: Track Blue Origin’S  Countdown To First New Glenn Rocket Liftoff

Today's launch comes after 15 years of development and setbacks as Blue Origin worked to develop a semi-reusable heavy-lift launch vehicle that could rival companies like SpaceX and United Launch Alliance for commercial and military space contracts.

Video: New Glenn rocket blasts into orbit

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket rises up from its launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on a pillar of bluish flame. (Photo Courtesy of Trevor Mahlmann) For the first time ever, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has put a payload in orbit, using its heavy-lift New Glenn rocket.The 320-foot-tall, two-stage rocket lifted off from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 2:03 a.m. ET Thursday (11:03 p.m. PT today). Cheers could be heard from Blue Origin employees watching the launch.After stage separation, New Glenn’s first-stage booster executed an autonomous descent with the aim of landing on a barge stationed hundreds of miles offshore.The booster, nicknamed “So You’re Telling Me There’s a Chance,” missed the target. “We did in fact lose the booster,” launch commentator Ariane Cornell said

Blue Origin Launches New Glenn Rocket To Orbit For The First Time, Marking A Milestone For Jeff Bezos

Blue Origin's next launch attempt will take place at Launch Complex 36 in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Thursday, January 16th.

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