Blue Origin Successfully Lands New Glenn Rocket's First Stage
Blue Origin Successfully Lands New Glenn Rocket's First Stage Blue Origin's recent achievement of landing the first stage of the New Glenn rocket on the floating platform "Jacklyn" in the Atlantic marks a significant milestone in the reusable rocket market. Prior to this event, SpaceX had dominated this sector with the routine landing and reusing of Falcon 9 rockets, giving them a competitive edge in terms of pricing and launch frequency. The successful landing, accomplished by utilizing three BE-4 engines for braking in a vertical descent, mirrors SpaceX's Falcon 9 landing process. This accomplishment not only signifies Blue Origin's first successful landing but is also only the second of its kind in space history. The New Glenn rocket, standing at 98 meters tall, has the capacity to carry up to 45 tons into low Earth orbit, positioning it as a formidable competitor to existing heavy-lift rockets like Falcon Heavy and Vulcan Centaur.