Blue Origin rocket launches and latest news
Latest about Blue Origin

Next Blue Origin tourist launch will fly wheelchair user to space for 1st time
By Mike Wall Published
Blue Origin's next space tourist launch will make history, sending a wheelchair user to the final frontier for the first time.

Rocket returned, lightly used: Why Blue Origin's landed New Glenn booster is so clean
By Mike Wall Published
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket remained strikingly clean and white after two trips through Earth's atmosphere last week. Here's why the booster stayed largely char-free.

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will build a 'super heavy' version of its powerful New Glenn rocket
By Mike Wall Published
Blue Origin plans to build an even more powerful version of its partially reusable New Glenn rocket, which aced its second-ever launch just last week.

Watch Blue Origin's huge New Glenn rocket ace its epic landing on a ship at sea (video)
By Mike Wall Published
Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket just aced its second-ever mission — and returned to Earth safely for the first time. See a video of the booster's dramatic homecoming here.

Next stop, not Mars: Why NASA's twin ESCAPADE probes are taking the long way to the Red Planet after Blue Origin launch
By Mike Wall Published
NASA's twin ESCAPADE Mars probes are on their way to the Red Planet — but it's a circuitous route with a year-long layover.

5 reasons why Blue Origin's New Glenn Mars launch was a big deal
By Mike Wall Published
The Nov. 13 launch of two Mars probes atop Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket was a big deal for a variety of reasons. Here's a brief rundown.

Blue Origin lands huge New Glenn rocket booster for 1st time after acing Mars ESCAPADE launch for NASA
By Josh Dinner, Tariq Malik Published
Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket launched for the second time ever today (Nov. 13), sending NASA's twin Mars ESCAPADE probes aloft — and acing an epic booster landing at sea.

Intense solar storm delays Blue Origin launch of NASA Mars probes
By Josh Dinner Published
A severe geomagnetic storm during a period of heightened solar activity has delated Blue Origin's second-ever launch of its New Glenn rocket, with NASA's twin ESCAPADE probes.

Watch Blue Origin's huge New Glenn rocket launch a NASA 'ESCAPADE' to Mars today after delays
By Mike Wall, Tariq Malik Last updated
The ESCAPADE Mars mission is scheduled to launch atop a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket today (Nov. 13), and you can watch the action live.
Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!
