WASHINGTON — Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket achieved orbit on its long-awaited first launch Jan. 16, although the company failed in its attempt to recover the first stage. New Glenn lifted off ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.— Blue Origin launched its massive new rocket on its first test flight Thursday, sending up a prototype satellite to orbit thousands of miles above Earth. Named after the ...

Then, the upper stage's two BE-3U engines appeared to perform flawlessly, pushing the Blue Ring pathfinder payload toward orbit. These engines burned very nearly for 10 minutes before shutting ...

HELSINKI — India completed the docking of two spacecraft in orbit, marking a crucial step forward for the country’s robotic lunar and human spaceflight plans. The Space Docking Experiment ...

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The primary goal of the mission was to reach orbit. Recovering the first stage would have been a bonus, but it was ultimately unsuccessful. Stage separation occurred approximately three minutes after ...

The two satellites of the Indian Space Research Organization's (ISRO) Space Docking Experiment, or SpaDex, successfully met up in Earth orbit yesterday (Jan. 15), making India just the fourth ...

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Close to 10 years after it first sent a rocket to space, Blue Origin put one into Earth's orbit when it launched its New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral at 2:03 a.m. Eastern Thursday.

Jeff Bezos's space company Blue Origin has successfully launched its rocket into orbit on its first test flight. New Glenn - described by Blue Origin as a "giant, reusable rocket" and designed for ...

For the first time, Chinese astronauts have reportedly demonstrated artificial photosynthesis technology in orbit. They have successfully conducted experiments that mimic photosynthesis ...