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Blue Origin successfully launched—and partially landed—its New Glenn rocket on Thursday. The achievement marks a major step forward in the company’s bid to rival SpaceX as a reliable provider of reusable rockets for NASA and other government agencies.
After a successful second flight of New Glenn, Blue Origin is looking to perform its next launch early next year, possibly with the same booster.
Staff cheered as the booster landed upright on its platform 375 miles (600km) offshore in the Atlantic Ocean - something Blue Origin has never managed before with a rocket so large.