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Blue Origin’s New Glenn Debuts, Company to Re-test Booster in Coming Months

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Debuts, Company to Re-test Booster in Coming Months
A New Glenn rocket launches from Space Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla. on Jan. 16th. "The New Glenn rocket marked the first launch from Space Launch Complex 36 in 20 years," U.S. Space Force said (Space Force Photo).

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket had its debut launch early Thursday morning from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla. Named after the late John Glenn, the first U.S. astronaut to orbit Earth on Feb. 20, 1962, New Glenn achieved low Earth orbit but lost the booster on its descent, Blue Origin said in a statement. The booster is to be reusable and to last at least 25 flights. "We knew landing our booster, So You’re Telling Me There’s a Chance,…

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