Blue Origin granted FAA license for New Glenn rocket’s first mission

[LAUREN TAYLOR]

BLUE ORIGINS’ NEWEST ROCKET IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO TAKING FLIGHT.

THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION GRANTING BLUE ORIGIN A LICENSE TO LAUNCH THE NEW GLENN ROCKET IN ITS MAIDEN VOYAGE JUST HOURS BEFORE THE COMPANY COMPLETED THE SYSTEM’S FIRST FULLY INTEGRATED FIRE TEST.

OWNER JEFF BEZOS’ POSTING ON X:

“NEXT STOP LAUNCH.”

NEW GLENN IS REPORTEDLY SET FOR LIFTOFF IN EARLY JANUARY.

ALTHOUGH A LAUNCH DATE HAS YET TO BE OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED THE FIRST MISSION IS EXPECTED TO BE LAUNCHING TECHNOLOGY RELATED TO ITS BLUE RING PROGRAM.

A BUSINESS VENTURE THAT REPORTEDLY OFFERS SPACECRAFT TO THE PENTAGON.

NEW GLENN IS ALSO EXPECTED TO CONDUCT MISSIONS FOR NASA AND AMAZON’S PROJECT KUIPER.

PROJECT KUIPER INVOLVES DEPLOYING MORE THAN 32-HUNDRED LOW ORBIT SATELLITES OVER A DECADE TO PROVIDE GLOBAL BROADBAND ACCESS.

BLUE ORIGIN IS ALSO WORKING ON CERTIFYING NEW GLENN WITH THE U-S SPACE FORCE FOR THE NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PROGRAM.

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