Beachside spectators have monitored the rocket and Launch Complex 36 pre-launch activities on the horizon for weeks, including a Dec. 27 hot-fire test.

A lot of hardware destined for space went to pieces this week, but to hear the rocket companies responsible ... And as for the celebrated Saturn 5, the magnificent machine that launched the ...

For the first time since its founding, nearly a quarter of a century ago, Blue Origin had reached orbit. The long-awaited ...

A graphic below compares New Glenn to the Saturn V and United Launch Alliance's powerful Delta IV Heavy rocket. If successful, Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket will be certified to carry Department ...

The third Starship test flight last March saw the spacecraft reach its planned trajectory and fly halfway around the world ...

Blue Origin made two adjustments in quick succession to its schedule for launching its New Glenn rocket to orbit for the first time.

The next three-hour launch opportunity has been ... half the thrust that was generated by the Saturn V moon rockets of the Apollo era. The rocket should be able to put up to 99,000 pounds of ...

NASA's Saturn V moon rocket which launched the Apollo missions would be slightly shorter than Starship. Saturn V stood at 363 feet tall. Meanwhile, NASA's upcoming Space Launch System (SLS), which ...

Blue Origin's 320-foot-tall New Glenn rocket seeks to perform a fully operational mission. A graphic above compares New Glenn to the Saturn V and United Launch Alliance's powerful Delta IV Heavy ...