What happens now? The second stage of the rocket is now gliding through orbit, carrying the Blue Ring Pathfinder payload. In a short while, the rocket's upper stage will orient itself down towards ...

This story was updated to add a video. A SpaceX Starship rocket broke up during a test flight of the megarocket's capabilities Thursday. Two extended "chopsticks" successfully caught the Super ...

SpaceX launched its Starship rocket on its latest test flight Thursday, but the spacecraft was destroyed following a thrilling booster catch back at the pad. Elon Musk’s company said Starship ...

The rocket is built to haul spacecraft and eventually astronauts to orbit and also the moon. Craig Bailey/FLORIDA TODAY / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Eventually, they will study the Martian ...

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) ...

On Thursday, Bezos' Blue Origin company launched its big rocket, called New Glenn. It lifted off at 2:30 a.m. ET from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida ...

$1,000. ONE. LIFT OFF. WELL, AFTER SEVERAL DELAYS, BLUE ORIGIN’S NEW GLENN ROCKET SUCCESSFULLY BLASTED OFF FROM OUR SPACE COAST EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS WAS THE FIRST TEST FLIGHT OF THE BRAND ...

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 ...

Jeff Bezos’ spaceflight company Blue Origin on Thursday launched its new mega-rocket, called New Glenn, into orbit for the first time. The rocket lifted off at 2:03 a.m. ET on January 16 from ...

Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin has entered the rocket big leagues. At 2:03 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, Blue Origin's 32-story-tall New Glenn rocket fired its seven engines and climbed ...

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