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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket on first test flight and reaches orbit

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Photographers reset their remote cameras for yet another launch attempt of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Photographers reset their remote cameras for yet another launch attempt of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket stands ready for another launch attempt from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket stands ready for another launch attempt from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

El cohete New Glenn, de Blue Originm despega desde el Complejo de Lanzamiento 36, en las instalaciones de la Fuerza Aérea en Cabo Cañaveral, el 16 de enero de 2025, en Cabo Cañaveral, Florida. (AP Foto/John Raoux)

El cohete New Glenn, de Blue Originm despega desde el Complejo de Lanzamiento 36, en las instalaciones de la Fuerza Aérea en Cabo Cañaveral, el 16 de enero de 2025, en Cabo Cañaveral, Florida. (AP Foto/John Raoux)

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket stands ready for another launch attempt from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket stands ready for another launch attempt from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)