Blue Origin's Historic New Glenn Rocket Landing: A Milestone in the Space Race
TL;DR
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket successfully launched and landed its booster on a droneship, making it the second company after SpaceX to achieve reusable orbital rocket technology. Elon Musk congratulated Jeff Bezos on this milestone, advancing Blue Origin's role as a competitor to SpaceX for NASA and government contracts.
Elon Musk congratulated Jeff Bezos on Blue Origin's historic milestone, marking a major step forward in the company's bid to rival SpaceX as a reliable provider of reusable rockets for NASA and other government agencies. Blue Origin successfully launched its New Glenn rocket on Thursday and landed the booster on a droneship in the Atlantic Ocean, making it only the second company after SpaceX to master the complex technology of landing orbital-class rocket boosters for reuse.
