New Glenn, Blue Origin and Jeff Bezos

Blue Origin ... Under the hood, New Glenn's propulsion system represents a step up. The first stage is powered by liquid methane, a cleaner and more efficient fuel than the kerosene used in ...
In concluding the Monday webcast, Ariane Cornell, Blue Origin’s vice president of in-space systems, said only that the company would work to drain the New Glenn rocket of its fuel.
Blue Origin successfully launched the rocket after an attempt earlier in the week was scrubbed. The flight is a crucial test of the company’s ability to compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
The rocket has the ability to carry 45 tons of cargo to low Earth orbit, enough to launch 75 Amazon.com Kuipersats per mission. Amazon faces a July 2026 FCC deadline to get 1,600 Kuipersats in orbit.