Blue Origin made two adjustments in quick succession to its schedule for launching its New Glenn rocket to orbit for the first time.

At seven meters (23 feet) across, New Glenn’s fairing is the roomiest on the market. It doubles the volume provided by standard five-meter- (16.4-foot-) class rockets, such as the Falcon Heavy ...

New Glenn itself is designed to be a flexible heavy-lift rocket for commercial, national security and government payloads. The rocket stands over 320 feet (98 meters) tall and has a fairing nearly ...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket has launched into orbit, marking a major milestone for Jeff Bezos’ space company. With its ...

The reason for that is the size of the fairings the rocket designs use. New Glenn’s payload fairings can accommodate payloads up to seven meters in diameter. That’s a substantially greater ...

For the first time, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has put a payload in orbit using its heavy-lift New Glenn rocket.

also known as a fairing, to carry satellites and payloads. Like SpaceX’s Falcon 9, New Glenn is designed to be partially reusable. After separating from the second stage, the first stage would ...

The uncrewed New Glenn mission will carry Blue Origin-made ... which includes the vehicle’s nose cone, or payload fairing, that’s designed to shield cargo during liftoff.

The Blue Origin Blue Ring Pathfinder payload with its massive rocket fairings that will fly on the company's first New Glenn rocket. | Credit: Blue Origin Because Blue Origin's NG-1 New Glenn ...