The world’s second richest man suffered an embarrassing botched launch of his new rocket system just hours after shrugging off speculation he might be intimidated by Elon Musk having the incoming president’s ear on all things off-world.

Blue Origin LLC’s new flagship rocket lifted off for the first time and successfully reached orbit in a crucial test of the Jeff Bezos-backed firm’s ability to challenge SpaceX’s ironclad grip on the launch market.

Jeff Bezos’ company is gearing up to launch its New Glenn rocket, kicking off a year in which the industry anticipates to grow under the Trump administration.

Founded 25 years ago by Bezos, Blue Origin has been launching paying passengers to the edge of space since 2021, including himself. The short hops from Texas use smaller rockets named after the first American in space, Alan Shepard. New Glenn, which honors John Glenn, is five times taller.

And Blue Origin is selling launches at a price per ... The launch attempt comes less than two weeks before Donald Trump returns to the White House. During his first term, the former president ...

Jeff Bezos' spaceflight company Blue Origin on Thursday launched its ... has forged a deep relationship with incoming president Donald Trump — has said the "Moon is a distraction."

despite President-elect Donald Trump‘s close ties with rival Elon Musk‘s SpaceX, as Blue Origin prepares for a pivotal rocket launch. What Happened: “Elon has been very clear that he’s ...

Jeff Bezos, founder of Blue Origin which rivals SpaceX in the space industry, says he feels "very optimistic" about the incoming administration's space agenda.

was widely known for his close ties to SpaceX before President-elect Donald Trump announced Isaacman as his pick to run NASA. But Isaacman is now rubbing elbows with Blue Origin, which could ...

The decision to move Monday's swearing-in means thousands of people with plans to visit Washington won't be able to see President-elect Donald Trump's second inauguration in person.

The president-elect’s return has sparked fears in Kyiv that he may cut off military aid to force Ukraine into a disadvantageous peace deal