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Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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Video. Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches massive new rocket on test flight

Updated: 16/01/2025 - 10:07 GMT+1

Named after the first American to orbit Earth, the New Glenn rocket blasted off from Florida.

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