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  • Blue Origin

    Blue Origin shows off the engine and nose cone of its reusable rocket

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    Steve Dent
    Steve Dent
    03.11.2020

    In late 2018, the US Air Force awarded Blue Origin $500 million to build the New Glenn rocket with a reusable first stage and performance similar to SpaceX's Falcon Heavy. We haven't heard a lot since then, but Jeff Bezos' company has just shared a couple of updates on development, showing the immense scale of the new rocket and how the upper stage engines work.