Just shy of 63 years after John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth, Blue Origin’s New Glenn reusable rocket has managed to put a payload into a stable orbit on its very first ...

The rocket was named to honor the late John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth. Originally the company was aiming for the audacious feat of flying NASA's "ESCAPADE" mission to Mars on ...

Blue Origin launched its massive new rocket, sending up a prototype satellite to orbit thousands of miles above Earth.

John Glenn's last correspondence before his ... Though he did not live to see it come about, Glenn — the first American to orbit Earth in 1962 — hailed the booster's soon-to-be-demonstrated ...

Named after the first American to orbit Earth, the New Glenn rocket blasted ... Fla. Credit: AP/John Raoux New Glenn was supposed to fly before dawn Monday, but ice buildup in critical plumbing ...

Named after the first American to orbit Earth, the New Glenn rocket blasted ... Alan Shepard. New Glenn, which honors John Glenn, is five times taller. Blue Origin poured more than $1 billion ...

Named after the first American to orbit Earth, the New Glenn rocket blasted ... Alan Shepard. New Glenn, which honors John Glenn, is five times taller. Blue Origin poured more than $1 billion ...

(AP Foto/John Raoux) CAPE CANAVERAL ... sending up a prototype satellite to orbit thousands of miles above Earth. Named after the first American to orbit Earth, the New Glenn rocket blasted off from ...