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Blue Origin reaches orbit on first flight of its titanic New Glenn rocket
Bypassing engine chill issues and a wayward boat, Blue Origin got to T-0.
Early on Thursday morning, a Saturn V-sized rocket ignited its seven main engines, a prelude to lifting off from Earth. Then, the upper stage's two BE-3U engines appeared to perform flawlessly, pushing the Blue Ring pathfinder payload toward orbit. The long-awaited debut launch of the New Glenn rocket, a super-heavy lift vehicle developed largely with private funding, had come.
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