The U.S. has entered a new era of heavy-lift launch—one of choice. The inaugural flight of privately owned Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket also kicks off what promises to be a busy year for developers.

Blue Origin has shared a video recap of last week's maiden launch of the New Glenn, including dramatic close-up footage of the rocket leaving the launchpad.

In unusual fashion, Blue Origin scrubbed two New Glenn rocket maiden mission launch attempts within an 18-hour span on Monday — setting the stage for an early Thursday morning try featuring far ...

It will be this 320-foot tall multi-stage New Glenn which brings Blue Origin into the orbital − and beyond − payload game, becoming a competitor to SpaceX. A rocket with more than one stage is needed ...