Multistage rockets, also known as step rockets, are launch vehicles that use two or more rocket stages, each containing its own engines and propellant. This design enables rockets to effectively shed ...

The New Glenn rocket is the first multi-stage rocket by Blue Origin, which was founded by former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. The rocket is named for the first American to orbit the Earth, John Glenn.

Standing 320 feet tall, New Glenn is a massive multi-stage rocket designed to produce an estimated 3.9 million pounds of thrust at liftoff. Once completed, it will feature a fully reusable first ...

Despite a lengthy development time and plenty of setbacks, the multi-stage rocket is no slouch. The New Glenn can produce roughly twice as much thrust at liftoff than Falcon 9, but falls short of ...

Space shuttles were a valuable asset in building the International Space Station, but the Artemis Program’s multi-stage rockets are better suited for traveling beyond our terrestrial proximity.

North Korea launched a multistage rocket Friday morning, again defying countries that want it to stop pursuing advanced weapons, but it apparently blew up less than two minutes into flight.

Landing the booster on the first flight of a multi-stage rocket is something never accomplished before, yet Blue Origin is going to make an attempt.

Blue Origin has been working on the New Glenn rocket for more than a decade and is as concerned about the performance of the multi-stage rocket as it is about the payload, the company said. "This is ...