Blue Origin successfully launches its SpaceX rival

New Glenn on the launchpad. | Image: Blue Origin The billionaire space race entered a new phase today when Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin successfully launched its 320-foot-tall New Glenn rocket into space from Cape Canaveral in Florida.
At 2:03AM ET on Thursday morning, New Glenn’s seven reusable BE-4 engines ignited to propelled the NG-1 rocket into space, with the second stage and payload reaching medium Earth orbit to achieve Blue Origin’s primary mission goal.In parallel, the fir