
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved the first launch of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla. "The FAA determined Blue Origin met all safety, environmental and other licensing requirements," the agency said on Dec. 27. The same day, Blue Origin said that it had conducted a 24 second, seven-engine hot fire test as a last step before the first launch of New Glenn, carrying a Blue Ring Pathfinder payload. The five-year commercial license…