The flames illuminated night into day at ... lit up in blue, the color of combustion of the rocket’s methane fuel. Thirteen minutes later, the second stage of New Glenn reached orbit.

The flames illuminated night into day at ... lit up in blue, the color of combustion of the rocket’s methane fuel. Thirteen minutes later, the second stage of New Glenn reached orbit.

In the 1950’s and 60’s, the world had rocket fever. Humankind was taking its first steps into space and had sights on the moon. Kids could build rockets at the kitchen table and launch them in ...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket blasted off Thursday from a launchpad near Cape Canaveral, Fla., with flames pouring out from its booster. Liftoff marked a years-in-the-making milestone for Bezos ...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket rises up from its launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on a pillar of bluish flame. (Photo Courtesy of Trevor Mahlmann) For the first time ...

But then, the New Glenn rocket didn't move. And still, the engines produced their blue flame, furiously burning away methane. The thrust-to-weight ratio of the rocket must have been in the ...