Blue Origin's successful maiden launch of New Glenn rocket made billionaire Jeff Bezos hungry. He ate breakfast at a Florida diner in Florida after.

EDT Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, Blue Origin, owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, launched its 320-foot-tall New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos (and many others) posted pics of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket, named for astronaut John Glenn, on social after liftoff.

in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) El cohete New Glenn, de Blue Originm despega desde el Complejo de Lanzamiento 36, en las instalaciones de la Fuerza Aérea en Cabo Cañaveral, el 16 de enero de 2025, en Cabo Cañaveral, Florida. (AP Foto/John ...

People way outside Space Coast (Miami, Jacksonville, Tampa, Pensacola) may see Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket after Cape Canaveral liftoff.

Blue Origin, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' space company, launched its large rocket for the first time early Thursday.

The Jeff Bezos-owned Blue Origin sent its massive ... The company also invested more than $1 billion into Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, a historic site that once launched ...

The uncrewed New Glenn rocket took off at 2:03 a.m. EST from Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Blue Origin said.

Blue Origin has launched its New Shepard rocket—a reusable sub-orbital rocket used for space tourism—27 times. It's named after Alan Shepard, the first American in space. Bezos flew in New Shepard on July 20, 2021, crossing the Kármán line, the dividing line between Earth’s atmosphere and outer space.

The successful flight to orbit of the Amazon founder’s powerful rocket suggests it could grow into a credible competitor with Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

New Glenn is capable of carrying 50 tons (45 metric tons) of payload to low Earth orbit (LEO). SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket, which also features reusable first stage boosters, can lift around 70 tons (64 metric tons) to LEO.

Jeff Bezos' company Blue Origin launched ... 1 a.m. to 4 a.m. Finally, liftoff from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida was at 2:03 a.m. EST Thursday, Jan. 16, from historic Launch ...