Blue Origin is key to Amazon's ability to compete with SpaceX Starlink. Jeff Bezos has finally done it. He's finally reached space with an honest-to-goodness orbital-class rocket. Ten years ago, Bezos ignited a feud with SpaceX founder Elon Musk when his Blue Origin rocket company launched a suborbital New Shepard rocket to the edge of space and then landed it back on Earth.

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin LLC stunned the space industry this week, launching a brand-new rocket taller than the Statue of Liberty into orbit on its first try.

One of the key questions about Blue Origin is whether it will push toward full reusability with New Glenn. In 2021, Ars first reported on an effort codenamed "Project Jarvis" to develop a stainless steel upper stage that could be reused. The company even built a test tank, although the effort was eventually shelved.

While Jeff Bezos has spent $14 billion to achieve his first space launch, his billionaire rival has built a thriving business, mostly with other people’s money.

Blue Origin's NS-29 New Shepard rocket is expected to launch by late Jan. 31 after a delay if all goes well. Here's what to know

The biggest significance of Blue Origin getting New Glenn off the ground, you see, is that now it can begin flying Kuipersat internet satellites to orbit for Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). To help make ...

Landing and reusing boosters are critical to reducing costs in the commercial space industry, a feat pioneered by SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets. Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp acknowledged the landing was a “stretch goal,” emphasizing the importance of learning from the attempt.

Jeff Bezos worried aloud that Donald Trump, then an underdog presidential candidate, could “erode” American democracy. Speaking at a Vanity Fair summit in October that year, Bezos said Trump’s campaign tactics threatened the country’s commitment to freedom of speech and showed his inability to be scrutinized,

ANALYSIS: For years, the biggest tech giants have battled amongst themselves (remember when Zuckberg and Musk were going to have a cage match?). Now they are coming together in support of the president — and their own interests,

Blue Origin is going slower than SpaceX, but it also nailed a massive rocket launch on the first try. Jeff Bezos is back in the space race.

Blue Ghost and New Glenn started off the year right. Many more launches are on the way, and many can be watched online.

Flawed rocket launches by SpaceX and Blue Origin still leave both companies in position to dominate the space sector.