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Named after John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth, New Glenn is a 320-foot heavy-lift launch vehicle that rivals SpaceX's 400-foot Starship in size.
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
New Glenn Today's launch comes after 15 years of development and setbacks as Blue Origin worked to develop a semi-reusable heavy-lift launch vehicle that could rival companies like SpaceX and United Launch Alliance for commercial and military space contracts.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 16 Jan. 2025
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Finally, according to a timeline laid out in early 2024, SpaceX may attempt to send an uncrewed Starship spacecraft — the most powerful launch vehicle ever made — to the moon.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
This was despite only launching one rocket and then abandoning that program and pivoting to the development of a significantly larger reusable launch vehicle.
—Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
New Glenn Today's launch comes after 15 years of development and setbacks as Blue Origin worked to develop a semi-reusable heavy-lift launch vehicle that could rival companies like SpaceX and United Launch Alliance for commercial and military space contracts.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 16 Jan. 2025
Related article Why sonic booms from the most powerful rocket ever built have some scientists worried
Finally, according to a timeline laid out in early 2024, SpaceX may attempt to send an uncrewed Starship spacecraft — the most powerful launch vehicle ever made — to the moon.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
This was despite only launching one rocket and then abandoning that program and pivoting to the development of a significantly larger reusable launch vehicle.
—Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Launch vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/launch%20vehicle. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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