Updated: Jan. 16, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Blue Origin launches New Glenn rocket (8 images)
By Wade Sheridan
Blue Origin successfully launched its New Glenn rocket on its unmanned maiden voyage into space from the the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Thursday. Amazon's Jeff Bezos founded Blue Origin in 2000, and it has been developing the New Glenn rocket for more than a decade.
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket launches on its maiden flight from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on January 16, 2025. Photo by Joe Marino/UPI
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The mission achieved its primary goal of reaching orbit. Photo by Joe Marino/UPI
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The Cape Canaveral Lighthouse stands in the foreground as the Blue Origin New Glenn rocket is launched on its maiden flight. Photo by Joe Marino/UPI
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