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Blue Origin prepping second New Glenn launch in ‘late spring’


Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin is preparing for a second launch of its New Glenn mega-rocket in "late spring," the company announced Monday. The

Proving out those capabilities — and showing that the rocket can perform repeatedly — are key to putting Blue Origin in a position to compete against Elon Musk’s SpaceX, which currently dominates the launch market. Sean O’Kane is a reporter who has spent a decade covering the rapidly-evolving business and technology of the transportation industry, including Tesla and the many startups chasing Elon Musk. He previously worked at The Verge, where he also covered consumer technology, hosted many short- and long-form videos, performed product and editorial photography, and once nearly passed out in a Red Bull Air Race plane.

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