New Glenn

New Glenn, named after John Glenn, is a heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle in development by Blue Origin. Design work on the vehicle began in 2012. Illustrations of the vehicle, and the high-level specifications, were initially publicly unveiled in September 2016. New Glenn is described as a two-stage rocket with a diameter of 7 m. Its first stage will be powered by seven BE-4 engines that are also being designed and manufactured by Blue Origin. Like the New Shepard suborbital launch vehicle that preceded it, the New Glenn's first stage is designed to be reusable. Originally intended for first launch in 2020, by 2018 Blue Origin expected to launch New Glenn in 2021, which was subsequently delayed to no earlier than the fourth quarter of 2022 in February 2021.

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Watch Blue Origin's huge New Glenn rocket ace its epic landing on a ship at sea (video)

Blue Origin lands huge New Glenn rocket booster for 1st time after acing Mars ESCAPADE launch for NASA

Jeff Bezos-funded Blue Origin aims for Mars in the first big test of its New Glenn rocket

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Blue Origin fires up powerful New Glenn rocket ahead of NASA Mars mission launch (video)

Blue Origin completes New Glenn static fire test, preparing for NASA’s EscaPADE mission launch

Blue Origin rolls out powerful New Glenn rocket for testing ahead of Mars launch (video)

Blue Origin now targeting mid-October for launch of twin NASA Mars probes on 2nd-ever New Glenn rocket

Twin Mars spacecraft arrive in Florida for launch on Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket (photo)

Blue Origin's 2nd New Glenn rocket launch will fly twin NASA Mars probes to space on Sep. 29

NASA ESCAPADE mission to Mars now has a NET launch date of 29th of September on the New Glenn rocket

Twin NASA Mars probes will fly on 2nd-ever launch of Blue Origin's huge New Glenn rocket

Blue Origin confirms that the 2nd launch of New Glenn will be the ESCAPADE mission to Mars, it will also have a technology demonstrator from Viasat. No launch date window confirmed

The second launch of New Glenn will aim for Mars

2nd launch of Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket delayed to Aug. 15 at the earliest

Second New Glenn launch slips toward fall as program leadership departs - Ars Technica

Blue Origin is Targeting NET 15th of August for the 2nd launch of New Glenn

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin targeting late spring for 2nd launch of powerful New Glenn rocket