Blue Origin has launched its massive new rocket on its first test flight. Thursday’s liftoff from Florida carried an experiment meant to orbit thousands of miles above Earth. The 320-foot New Glenn rocket is designed to haul spacecraft and eventually astronauts to orbit and also the moon. Founded 25 years ago by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin has been launching customers to the edge of space since 2021. The short hops from Texas use smaller rockets named after the first American in space, Alan Shepard. New Glenn is named after the
