Blue Origin Successfully Lands New Glenn Rocket Booster and Launches NASA Spacecraft
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Blue Origin successfully landed the booster of its New Glenn mega-rocket on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean on its second attempt, becoming the second company after SpaceX to achieve this feat. The launch also successfully deployed NASA spacecraft, marking the rocket's first commercial payload. This accomplishment positions Blue Origin to reuse boosters for future commercial missions to space, the moon, and beyond.
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· 3 pulledJeff Bezos' Blue Origin has landed the booster of its New Glenn mega-rocket on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean on just its second attempt — making it the second company to perform such a feat, following Elon Musk's SpaceX.
It's an accomplishment that will help the new rocket system become an option to send larger payloads to space, the moon, and beyond.
Roughly 34 minutes after takeoff, the upper stage of New Glenn successfully deployed the rocket's first commercial payload: twin spacecraft for NASA that will travel...
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