A BATTLE of billionaires will escalate this week as Jeff Bezos prepares for a daring rocket launch to rival Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The Amazon founder’s space company Blue Origin is set to

Jeff Bezos’ company is gearing up to launch its New Glenn rocket, kicking off a year in which the industry anticipates to grow under the Trump administration.

Blue Origin, the space company founded by Amazon magnate Jeff Bezos, is preparing to launch its inaugural orbital rocket, New Glenn, next week. This milestone is also expected to escalate the rivalry between Bezos,

US space company Blue Origin is now aiming to launch its first orbital rocket on Sunday, it announced on X, because of rough seas in the Atlantic where it hopes to land the first stage booster on a ship.

A static fire test of the New Glenn rocket, which involved unauthorized use of a deluge system, cost the company $3,250.

"This is our first flight and we've prepared rigorously for it."

Blue Origin said on Monday that it is looking to launch its New Glenn rocket for the first time to orbit no earlier than Jan. 10, Friday.

Standing 98 meters tall, the New Glenn rocket can transport up to 45 tons to low Earth orbit, more than double SpaceX's Falcon 9 capacity of 23 tons but less than the Falcon Heavy's 63.8 tons.

B usiness magnate Elon Musk is the richest man in the world, starting 2025 with a net worth of around $425 billion. That dwarfs the net worth of Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, who

The race to dominate space is intensifying as two of Silicon Valley’s most influential figures, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, gear up to push the boundaries ... Continue Reading →