Blue Origin's successful maiden launch of New Glenn rocket made billionaire Jeff Bezos hungry. He ate breakfast at a Florida diner in Florida after.

EDT Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, Blue Origin, owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, launched its 320-foot-tall New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral

Finally! Jeff Bezos' company Blue Origin launched its New Glenn rocket − for the first time − and people beyond the Space Coast of Florida saw it light up the sky. For the maiden launch of ...

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 ...

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos founded the company 25 years ago. He took part in Monday’s countdown from Mission Control, located at the rocket factory just outside the gates of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center about 50 miles (80 kilometers) east of Orlando, Florida.

People way outside Space Coast (Miami, Jacksonville, Tampa, Pensacola) may see Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket after Cape Canaveral liftoff.

The successful flight to orbit of the Amazon founder’s powerful rocket suggests it could grow into a credible competitor with Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

The uncrewed New Glenn rocket took off at 2:03 a.m. EST from Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Blue Origin said.

Blue Origin has launched its New Shepard rocket—a reusable sub-orbital rocket used for space tourism—27 times. It's named after Alan Shepard, the first American in space. Bezos flew in New Shepard on July 20, 2021, crossing the Kármán line, the dividing line between Earth’s atmosphere and outer space.

The wait was worth it. Jeff Bezos' company Blue Origin launched its New Glenn rocket − for the first time − and people beyond the Space Coast of Florida could see it light up the sky.

Blue Origin, company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, will launch massive New Glenn rocket. You can livestream coverage on iPhone, Android, YouTube.

The New Glenn rocket was seen soaring into the sky above Cape Canaveral in Florida on Thursday after its earlier scheduled launch was abandoned due to a technical issue.