Hacker News with Generative AI: New Glenn

Blue Origin reaches orbit on first flight of its titanic New Glenn rocket (arstechnica.com)
Early on Thursday morning, a Saturn V-sized rocket ignited its seven main engines, a prelude to lifting off from Earth.
Spaceflight, Rockets, Blue Origin, New Glenn, Space Exploration
368 points by johnneville 2 days ago | 263 comments
Blue Origin New Glenn Mission NG-1 (video) (blueorigin.com)
New Glenn will launch for the first time from LC-36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The NG-1 mission will carry our Blue Ring Pathfinder and mark the vehicle's first National Security Space Launch certification flight.
Spaceflight, Aerospace, National Security, Blue Origin, New Glenn
67 points by mkl 2 days ago | 97 comments