The successful launch of Blue Origin’s massive new rocket is a key step that may allow the company to compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

The Blue Ghost lunar lander launched at 1:11 a.m. on Wednesday from Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A. Here's what to know.

Blue Origin announced that it will launch its first New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida on Sunday. According to a press release from the company, owned by billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, a three-hour launch window would be opened between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m. ET on Sunday, January 12.

Blue Origin, company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, will launch massive New Glenn rocket. You can livestream coverage on iPhone, Android, YouTube.

Founded 25 years ago by Bezos, Blue Origin has been launching paying passengers to the edge of space since 2021, including himself. The short hops from Texas use smaller rockets named after the first American in space, Alan Shepard. New Glenn, which honors John Glenn, is five times taller.

Check back for live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team launch updates on this page, starting about 90 minutes before the early morning launch window opens.

Blue Origin managed something no commercial rocket company has ever done successfully by reaching orbit on the first try with its New Glenn rocket during an overnight launch early Thursday.

New Glenn, a multistage rocket named after John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth, is the first Blue Origin rocket to reach orbit. That puts the company in good position to join Elon Musk’s busy SpaceX brand as a major player in the cellular satellite industry and beyond.

Serving Mexican and Cuban dishes, El Leoncito has long been a go-to for watching rocket launches at nearby Kennedy Space Center. Get the street corn, some birria tacos and a giant margarita. And Jeff Bezos dined there in 2023, maybe he'll be back ahead of this one.

Bezos was present Monday at Blue Origin’s Mission Control, which sits on a rocket factory on the outskirts of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The CEO foreshadowed problems with the launch on Sund ...

The Blue Ghost lunar lander is set to lift off Wednesday from Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A. Here's what to know.

Rockets launch from Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral, Florida, which is an hour east of Orlando theme parks. New Glenn is named for John Glenn. Blue Origin aims to land the first-stage ...