John Glenn's last correspondence before his death was to approve the use of his name for Blue Origin's first orbital-class rocket. Nine years later, the "New Glenn" is ready for its inaugural launch.

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Blue Origin, the US space company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos in 2000, made its maiden voyage into orbital space Thursday with its brand-new rocket, New Glenn.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos (and many others) posted pics of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket, named for astronaut John Glenn, on ...

The Jeff Bezos-owned Blue Origin sent its massive new rocket into ... The seven-engine, 320-foot New Glenn rocket — named for late astronaut John Glenn, the first American to orbit the planet ...