Blue Origin successfully landed New Glenn rocket booster first time, increasing competition with SpaceX

16:12 - 20.04.2026


April 20, Fineko/abc.az. Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin, carried out the first landing of a reusable rocket booster New Glenn.

ABC.AZ reports that Reuters notes that this success has intensified Blue Origin's rivalry with Elon Musk's SpaceX. The rocket was launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida, and the boosters landed about 10 minutes later.

On board the New Glenn was space satellite BlueBird 7, which was launched into low Earth orbit.