Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin on Thursday (Nov 13) launched its New Glenn rocket, pulling off a stellar launch from Cape Canaveral. After days of waiting on shifting weather both above Florida and out in space, the company sent its New Glenn rocket into the sky with a pair of NASA spacecraft bound for Mars. What's more, a few minutes after the launch, it also achieved the landing of its booster, prompting the audience at Cape Canaveral to erupt into applause. Until now, only SpaceX had managed to bring back an orbital class booster in one piece.<h2>Blue Origin vs SpaceX</h2>Blue Origin's success comes as the company faces off Musk's SpaceX in an intensified rivalry, with the US space agency NASA recently opening up bids for its planned Moon mission.This was New Glenn’s second flight. The first reached orbit, but the booster was lost on descent. Thursday fixed that. A working reusable stage means lower costs and more frequent launches, something Blue Origin has been chasing for years.Also read | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/-penny-for-your-thoughts-us-stops-minting-pennies-after-232-years-here-s-why-1763007463047">'Penny for your thoughts': US stops minting pennies after 232 years. Here's why</a><h2>A road paved with failures</h2>The road to launch was messy, reports AFP. Earlier on Sunday, the company attempted the launch, but the attempt fell apart because of bad weather. Before that, Wednesday's try was pushed back again thanks to a spike in solar activity that NASA feared might fry its instruments. Even on Thursday, a few unexplained glitches forced Blue Origin to hit pause more than once. But at 3:55 pm, the rocket lifted off in a clean arc and the mission was finally on its way.Also read | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/bbc-apologises-to-trump-for-misleading-edit-as-1-billion-lawsuit-threat-looms-1763081091796">BBC apologises to Trump for misleading edit as $1 billion lawsuit threat looms</a>The 322-foot rocket now carries NASA’s ESCAPADE mission, twin spacecraft called Blue and Gold. Joseph Westlake, one of NASA’s heliophysicists, explained during the webcast that the pair will first find a "benign, safe parking orbit" and settle near Earth to gather space weather data. Then, when Earth and Mars line up just right in late 2026, they will sling themselves toward the Red Planet and arrive the following year. If missions like this work as planned, NASA could launch more Mars probes outside the usual tight alignment window that appears once every couple of years.

Blue Origin has nailed its New Glenn launch and booster landing, sending two NASA spacecraft on a path toward Mars. 

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin on Thursday (Nov 13) launched its New Glenn rocket, pulling off a stellar launch from Cape Canaveral. After days of waiting on shifting weather both above Florida and out in space, the company sent its New Glenn rocket into the sky with a pair of NASA spacecraft bound for Mars. What's more, a few minutes after the launch, it also achieved the landing of its booster, prompting the audience at Cape Canaveral to erupt into applause. Until now, only SpaceX had managed to bring back an orbital class booster in one piece. Blue Origin vs SpaceX Blue Origin's success comes as the company faces off Musk's SpaceX in an intensified rivalry, with the US space agency NASA recently opening up bids for its planned Moon mission. This was New Glenn’s second flight. The first reached orbit, but the booster was lost on descent. Thursday fixed that. A working reusable stage means lower costs and more frequent launches, something Blue Origin has been chasing for years. Also read | 'Penny for your thoughts': US stops minting pennies after 232 years. Here's why A road paved with failures The road to launch was messy, reports AFP. Earlier on Sunday, the company attempted the launch, but the attempt fell apart because of bad weather. Before that, Wednesday's try was pushed back again thanks to a spike in solar activity that NASA feared might fry its instruments. Even on Thursday, a few unexplained glitches forced Blue Origin to hit pause more than once. But at 3:55 pm, the rocket lifted off in a clean arc and the mission was finally on its way. Also read | BBC apologises to Trump for misleading edit as $1 billion lawsuit threat looms The 322-foot rocket now carries NASA’s ESCAPADE mission, twin spacecraft called Blue and Gold. Joseph Westlake, one of NASA’s heliophysicists, explained during the webcast that the pair will first find a "benign, safe parking orbit" and settle near Earth to gather space weather data. Then, when Earth and Mars line up just right in late 2026, they will sling themselves toward the Red Planet and arrive the following year. If missions like this work as planned, NASA could launch more Mars probes outside the usual tight alignment window that appears once every couple of years.

Blue Origin has nailed its New Glenn launch and booster landing, sending two NASA spacecraft on a path toward Mars.&nbsp;

Blue Origin nails New Glenn launch, sends NASA’s Mars mission on its way

Blue Origin is all set to launch its New Glenn rocket for the first time. The flight will take place from Florida on January 8. Watch this report for more details!

Blue Origin poised for first orbital launch on January 8

Blue Origin Is Preparing To Launch New Glenn From Florida

Billionaire&nbsp;Jeff&nbsp;Bezos-backed space venture Blue Origin said that it has delayed the launch of its heavy-lift New Glenn rocket to the fourth quarter of next year.

The postponement comes after Space Force did not select New Glenn for the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2 Launch Services Procurement, the company said in a blog.

Freed from his daily obligations at Amazon.com Inc, Jeff Bezos is expected to turn up the heat on his space venture, Blue Origin, as it faces a pivotal year and fierce competition from Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

Blue Origin has lost out to the rival after SpaceX and United Launch Alliance (ULA) were awarded billions of dollars' worth of US&nbsp;national security launch contracts which begin in 2022. ULA is a joint venture of Boeing Co and Lockheed Martin Corp.&nbsp;

Now, Blue Origin is battling to win a competition with SpaceX and Dynetics to develop a new lunar lander for NASA’s potentially multibillion-dollar push to return humans to the moon in a few years. Dynetics is owned by Leidos Holdings Inc.

Winning the lunar lander contract - and executing its development - are seen by Bezos and other executives as vital to Blue Origin establishing itself as a desired partner for NASA, and also putting Blue on the road to turning a profit.

Meanwhile,&nbsp;SpaceX on Sunday (Eastern time) delayed the launch of Falcon 9 carrier rocket.

The launch has been delayed by a day. Falcon 9 will take 60 Starlink satellites into orbit around the Earth after its lift-off that will now be attempted on March 1. As per Indian time, the launch will take place on Tuesday, March 2. The launch will take place from Cape Canaveral (Kennedy) Air Force Station in Florida.

"Auto-abort at T-1:24 ahead of tonight's Falcon 9 launch of Starlink; next launch opportunity is tomorrow, March 1 at 8:15 p.m. EST," tweeted SpaceX as it delayed the launch.

Billionaire Jeff Bezos-backed space venture Blue Origin said that it has delayed the launch of its heavy-lift New Glenn rocket to the fourth quarter of next year.

Billionaire Jeff Bezos-backed space venture Blue Origin said that it has delayed the launch of its heavy-lift New Glenn rocket to the fourth quarter of next year. The postponement comes after Space Force did not select New Glenn for the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2 Launch Services Procurement, the company said in a blog. Freed from his daily obligations at Amazon.com Inc, Jeff Bezos is expected to turn up the heat on his space venture, Blue Origin, as it faces a pivotal year and fierce competition from Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Blue Origin has lost out to the rival after SpaceX and United Launch Alliance (ULA) were awarded billions of dollars' worth of US national security launch contracts which begin in 2022. ULA is a joint venture of Boeing Co and Lockheed Martin Corp. Now, Blue Origin is battling to win a competition with SpaceX and Dynetics to develop a new lunar lander for NASA’s potentially multibillion-dollar push to return humans to the moon in a few years. Dynetics is owned by Leidos Holdings Inc. Winning the lunar lander contract - and executing its development - are seen by Bezos and other executives as vital to Blue Origin establishing itself as a desired partner for NASA, and also putting Blue on the road to turning a profit. Meanwhile, SpaceX on Sunday (Eastern time) delayed the launch of Falcon 9 carrier rocket. The launch has been delayed by a day. Falcon 9 will take 60 Starlink satellites into orbit around the Earth after its lift-off that will now be attempted on March 1. As per Indian time, the launch will take place on Tuesday, March 2. The launch will take place from Cape Canaveral (Kennedy) Air Force Station in Florida. "Auto-abort at T-1:24 ahead of tonight's Falcon 9 launch of Starlink; next launch opportunity is tomorrow, March 1 at 8:15 p.m. EST," tweeted SpaceX as it delayed the launch.

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin delays New Glenn debut to late 2022

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Blue Origin nails New Glenn launch, sends NASA’s Mars mission on its way

Blue Origin poised for first orbital launch on January 8

Blue Origin Is Preparing To Launch New Glenn From Florida

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin delays New Glenn debut to late 2022