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Space & Cosmos
Bezos’ Blue Origin successfully launches New Glenn rocket into orbit, a feat that took 15 years to accomplish
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Shortly after 2 a.m. ET on January 16, 2025, a new rocket was launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket launch reached orbit, marking a milestone for a commercial space company with big ambitions. As a space policy expert, I see New Glenn’s success as a major step forward…
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5 things to know about Blue Origin’s new rocket, New Glenn
A New Glenn rocket installed on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida in December 2024. Blue Origin, the American space company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos in 2000, is gearing up for its historic first maiden voyage into orbit with its brand new rocket, New Glenn. There is. Here are five important things to know…
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Blue Origin prepares for first launch of giant New Glenn rocket
This handout photo provided by Blue Origin shows the New Glenn rocket on the launch pad at Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida. A quarter-century after its founding, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin was finally ready for its first orbital journey on Sunday with a brand-new rocket that it hopes will shake up the…
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Indian rocket launches space docking mission
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain India on Monday launched a rocket carrying two small spacecraft to conduct a docking test in space. This is an important step towards the country’s dream of a space station and a manned moon mission. The mission is “crucial for India’s future space ambitions,” Jitendra Singh, the country’s science and technology minister, said in a pre-launch…
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Japan’s Space One postpones Kairos rocket launch again
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A startup aiming to become Japan’s first private company to put a satellite into orbit has postponed its rocket launch scheduled for a second day on Sunday after its first attempt ended in a mid-air explosion. Tokyo-based Space One had originally scheduled the launch of its Kairos rocket for Saturday at 11 a.m. (2 p.m. Japan…
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For the first time, Starship’s mega rocket booster gets caught in SpaceX’s “chopstick”
This still image taken from a SpaceX broadcast shows Starship’s superheavy booster being “caught” mid-air on its way back to its launch pad near Boca Chica, Texas. SpaceX on Sunday successfully “captured” the first stage booster of its Starship megarocket as it returned to the launch pad after a test flight, a world first in the company’s quest for rapid…
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