A pair of NASA spacecraft know as the Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (ESCAPADE) to be launched to Mars ...

New Glenn's first stage was designed to be reusable, capable of launching up to 100 times. Things changed, however, as they often do in spaceflight (and in life).

The roughly 320-foot (98-meter) New Glenn is not only the first Blue Origin rocket designed to be capable of hauling satellites to space, it’s also among the most powerful in the world.

New Glenn, the rocket flying on Friday, uses seven engines called BE-4s. Some have been to orbit already, but not aboard a Blue Origin rocket. The Vulcan rocket built by a competitor, ...

New Glenn, however, is a far more powerful vehicle, with seven first-stage engines, that is designed to compete against SpaceX and companies such as Rocket Lab.

This week, Dave Limp, the chief executive of Blue Origin, announced that New Glenn’s second mission is targeting no earlier than August 15 for launch. The heavy-lift rocket blasted off for the ...