Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin matches SpaceX
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Blue Origin successfully launched and landed its New Glenn rocket in a major milestone for Jeff Bezos' space ambitions, drawing a public "congratulations" from rival Elon Musk as the competition with SpaceX intensifies.
Blue Origin successfully launched its New Glenn rocket on its first-ever interplanetary mission on Thursday, sending twin NASA spacecraft on their way to Mars. Minutes after deployment, the spaceflight company created by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos successfully landed the New Glenn’s first-stage booster on only its second try.