Nearly a quarter century after its founding, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is gearing up to launch an orbital rocket for the first time, finally entering the competitive launch industry dominated by SpaceX.
Blue Origin received its launch license for New Glenn from federal regulators last week, which authorizes launches for five years, and successfully conducted a launch dress rehearsal called a hot fire test.
Blue Origin CEO David Limp confirmed that all that's left on the checklist is connecting the fairing, which carries the rocket's payload, leading up to the anticipated launch.
Blue Origin is ultimately looking to compete in multiple areas of the space industry, not just against SpaceX's Falcon 9, expanding its capabilities with the New Glenn rocket.
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