Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket, standing as tall as a 30-story skyscraper, successfully reached orbit on its debut flight from Florida. The rocket, powered by seven BE-4 engines generating nearly 4 million pounds of thrust, can lift up to 45,000 kilograms to low Earth orbit. However, the rocket’s booster, nicknamed “So You’re Telling Me There’s a Chance,” failed to land on the company’s barge, falling short at an altitude of about 84,000 feet. Despite this, the mission carried a small demonstration version of Blue Origin’s “Blue Ring” spacecraft, an orbital transfer vehicle. Blue Origin has invested $2.5 billion in New Glenn’s development, with each launch estimated at $70 million. The company aims to scale up to 10 launches this year and has secured contracts for military launches through the Pentagon’s $5.6 billion National Security Space Launch program.
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