320-foot New Glenn rocket — named for late astronaut John Glenn, the first American to orbit the planet — blasted off a NASA launch pad in Florida on its first test flight, drawing cheers from ...

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A California-based company, SpinLaunch, is making waves with its innovative satellite launch system, drawing particular ...

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A Malaysian state’s ambition to become Southeast Asia’s hub for lucrative satellite assembly and space launches pivots on creating a talent pool of aerospace and rocket engineers to draw the l ...

Blue Origin pushes back first launch of giant New Glenn rocket ... All seven main engines fired at liftoff as the rocket blazed through the predawn sky, drawing cheers from spectators lining ...

Shortly after liftoff, the rocket's booster successfully returned to Earth as planned and was caught by two enormous mechanical arms, drawing cheers from the crowd. However, SpaceX soon announced ...

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During rocket launches, regulators routinely issue warnings ... more than a decade to get its orbital rocket New Glenn from the drawing board to the launchpad. (But New Glenn also had a fairly ...