Jan 10, 2025 · The New Glenn can produce roughly twice as much thrust at liftoff than Falcon 9, but falls short of the Falcon Heavy variant. It's 90 feet taller and 11 feet wider in diameter than a Falcon 9.

Jan 6, 2025 · Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin could revolutionize the space industry with its New Glenn rocket. Here's how it stacks up against SpaceX's Falcon 9.

Jan 16, 2025 · Jeff Bezos' Falcon 9-Style Rocket Reaches Orbit on First Try, But First Stage Recovery Fails. by Victor Tangermann. The company is hailing it as an "incredible milestone." Jan 16, 10:25 AM EST.

Jan 4, 2025 · Blue Origin formally announced the development of New Glenn — which aims to outpower SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets and haul spacecraft up to 45 metric tons (99,200 pounds) to orbit — in 2016.

Jan 15, 2025 · Falcon 9 Block 5’s Merlin 1D engines produce about 845 kilonewtons of thrust at sea level each, with the first stage featuring nine of these engines arranged in a clustered pattern. The second stage uses a single Merlin 1D Vacuum engine with a larger nozzle for enhanced performance in space.

Jan 15, 2025 · Blue Origin entered into the history books in the predawn hours of Thursday. The company, founded by Jeff Bezos, became the first to successfully reach orbit on their first launch with a new...

Jan 16, 2025 · Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin has successfully launched a rocket into orbit for the first time. ... after SpaceX’s Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets. New Glenn stands more than 320 feet (98 meters ...

Jan 13, 2025 · Billionaire Blue Origin owner Jeff Bezos has positioned the New Glenn rocket as a rival to SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets. REUTERS. The rocket had planned to land a first-stage booster on the...

Nov 26, 2024 · New Glenn is set to offer stiff competition to SpaceX's Falcon rockets. While Falcon Heavy has a higher payload capacity in expendable mode, New Glenn surpasses it in reusable mode with its ability to carry heavier payloads to both LEO and GTO.

Jan 7, 2025 · 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.