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Jeff Bezos' Falcon 9-Style Rocket Reaches Orbit on First Try, But First Stage Recovery Fails
Buy-n-Shoot NewsMixed Success After many delays and scrubs, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin has successfully launched its New Glenn rocket into orbit early Thursday morning. The company's rocket, which is 90 feet taller and can produce roughly twice as much thrust at liftoff than SpaceX's Falcon 9, launched from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. It's a momentous occasion for the private space industry, which has been dominated by SpaceX's reusable rockets for many years. With a flightworthy orbital rocket, Blue Origin could finally offer up some competition, setting the stage for a very busy launch schedule in the coming years. […]
