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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Successfully Launches Its New Glenn Rocket Into Orbit

Headline from Forbes, on the newest of 2 developments

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.

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2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Blue Origin’s New Glenn Launches A New Chapter In Commercial Space

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    Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Successfully Launches Its New Glenn Rocket Into Orbit

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  1. Digital Journal

    Blue Origin set for first launch of giant New Glenn rocket (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    A quarter of a century after its founding, Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin is finally ready for its maiden orbital voyage on Sunday.

  2. Digital Trends

    Blue Origin abandons Monday’s effort to launch New Glenn rocket (opens Digital Trends)

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    Digital Trends's feed description

    Blue Origin has stood down from an attempt to launch the New Glenn rocket for the first time after technical issues surfaced prior to liftoff.

  3. CNN

    Highlights: Blue Origin calls off New Glenn launch attempt (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Blue Origin, the rocket company founded by Jeff Bezos in 2000, was poised to launch its first orbital rocket.

  4. CBS News

    Blue Origin postpones first launch of its massive new rocket (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Blue Origin called off the debut launch of its massive New Glenn rocket due to technical trouble. The Jeff Bezos-founded company didn't set a new launch date.

  5. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Bezos' Blue Origin stands down on debut launch of New Glenn rocket (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin called off the inaugural launch of its key New Glenn rocket following last-minute issues on the vehicle.

  6. CNN

    Blue Origin waves off attempt to launch its most powerful rocket yet (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Blue Origin, the rocket company founded by Jeff Bezos in 2000, just called off its first attempt to get its new, 30-story New Glenn rocket off the ground.

  7. FOX Business

    Bezos' Blue Origin postpones debut New Glenn launch over last minute issue (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin postponed the launch of its New Glenn rocket during the mission countdown on Monday “to troubleshoot a vehicle subsystem issue."

  8. New York Post

    Jeff Bezos suffers new blow in billionaire space race as Blue Origin scraps launch of New Glenn rocket (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin on Monday called off its inaugural launch of its New Glenn rocket after a number of last-minute issues – hurting the space firm in its race to compete with Elon Musk’s dominant SpaceX.

  9. Quartz

    Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin calls off its New Glenn rocket's maiden voyage over technical issues (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    The aerospace firm and SpaceX competitor said it had encountered a "vehicle subsystem issue" as it prepared to launch

  10. Voice of America

    Bezos' Blue Origin calls off New Glenn launch again, eyes Thursday (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    New Glenn is more than twice as powerful as a Falcon 9 rocket and has dozens of customer launch contracts collectively worth billions of dollars lined up.

  11. Forbes

    Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Successfully Launches Its New Glenn Rocket Into Orbit (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    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.

  12. WHDH Boston

    Blue Origin launches New Glenn rocket, the company’s first SpaceX contender - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    (CNN) — Blue Origin, the rocket company Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos founded, notched one of the most substantial successes in its history on Thursday: sending a

  13. CNN

    Blue Origin launches New Glenn rocket, the company’s first SpaceX contender (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Blue Origin, the rocket company Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos founded, notched one of the most substantial successes in its history on Thursday: sending a rocket to orbit.

  14. Engadget

    Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket launches into orbit on its maiden flight (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket has reached space.

  15. Wyoming Public Media

    Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket on first test flight (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    The rocket was supposed to launch Monday, but ice buildup caused a delay. It's built to haul spacecraft and eventually astronauts to orbit and also the moon.

  16. Forbes

    Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Reaches Orbit: What It Means For Space Exploration (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin has successfully launched a rocket into orbit for the first time.

  17. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket on first test flight and reaches orbit (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launched its massive new rocket on its first test flight Thursday, sending up a prototype satellite to orbit.

  18. Astronomy Magazine

    Bezos’ Blue Origin successfully launches New Glenn rocket to orbit (opens Astronomy Magazine)

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    Astronomy Magazine's feed description

    It's a feat 15 years in the making: Jeff Bezos' space initiative has sent its heavy-lift booster rocket to space.

  19. Breaking Defense

    Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket reaches orbit in first test flight (opens Breaking Defense)

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    Breaking Defense's feed description

    Service leaders see the launch vehicle as a future competitor to SpaceX's Falcon series rockets that currently have a lock on the most critical launches under the Defense Department's National Security Space Launch program.

  20. Time

    Jeff Bezos' New Rocket Reaches Orbit on First Test Flight (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    Blue Origin launched its massive new rocket, sending up a prototype satellite to orbit thousands of miles above Earth.

  21. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Jeff Bezos' New Glenn rocket reaches orbit on first test flight (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Blue Origin launched its massive new rocket on its first test flight Thursday, sending up a prototype satellite to orbit thousands of miles above Earth.

  22. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Blue Origin's first New Glenn rocket reaches orbit, misses booster landing (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    Blue Origin launched its towering New Glenn rocket for the first time early Monday, in a crucial milestone for Jeff Bezos’ space company.

  23. FOX 35 Orlando

    WATCH: Blue Origin launches New Glenn rocket on first test flight from Florida, loses booster (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    Blue Origin successfully launched its New Glenn rocket for its first test flight early Thursday, after several days of delays.

  24. New York Times

    Blue Origin Is Ready to Launch New Glenn Rocket After Critical Test (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The company, owned by the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, also received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to launch the vehicle to orbit.

  25. Al Jazeera

    Blue Origin launches New Glenn rocket on test flight (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The rocket’s first attempt to launch on Monday was scrubbed around because ice had accumulated on a propellant line.

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