Blue Origin's Giant New Glenn Rocket in Pictures

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Blue Origin’s New Glenn Heavy-Lift Rockets

Blue Origin's New Glenn Heavy-Lift Rockets

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Blue Origin’s newly announced New Glenn heavy-lift rockets will feature reusable first stages. The two- and three-stage versions will stand 270 feet (82 meters) and 313 feet (95 m) tall, respectively.

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Jeff Bezos of Blue Origin

Jeff Bezos of Blue Origin

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Jeff Bezos announces Blue Origin will move to Kennedy Space Center, Florida, during a media event on Sept. 15, 2015.

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Jeff Bezos Announces Florida Launches for Blue Origin

Jeff Bezos Announces Florida Launches for Blue Origin

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Jeff Bezos, founder of Blue Origin, announces his company’s plans to launch spaceships and rockets from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at Launch Complex 36 on Sept. 15, 2015.

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Bezos with BE-4 Engine Nozzle

Bezos with BE-4 Engine Nozzle

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Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos poses with part of a BE-4 engine nozzle during a media tour of the company’s headquarters in Kent, Washington, on March 8.

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Blue Origin BE-4 Engine Test

Blue Origin BE-4 Engine Test

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Testing of components of the BE-4 engine is in progress at Blue Origin’s facilities in West Texas.

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Blue Origin BE-4 Engine Model

Blue Origin BE-4 Engine Model

A model of Blue Origin’s BE-4 rocket engine is seen on display, Sept. 17, 2014, at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.

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Blue Origin BE-4 Engine LOx Impeller and Turbine

Blue Origin BE-4 Engine LOx Impeller and Turbine

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Blue Origin BE-4 engine LOx impeller and turbine.

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Blue Origin’s BE-4 Engine Test Facility

Blue Origin’s BE-4 Engine Test Facility

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Blue Origin’s BE-4 engine test facility is in West, Texas.

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