FULL FLIGHT! Blue Origin New Glenn 1st Flight

[@SteenLarsen]

Beautiful takeoff. Telemetry and video coverage later in the flight was almost non existant. SpaceX is in a different league and we are used to be spoiled on that front. Big congrats to Blue Origin for reaching orbit!

[@simonscofield8825]

Yes congrats to BO. SpaceX could have reached orbit but because its a whole different system i.e. a ship that has to come back down and they deliberately didn't touch orbit and just tested the de-orbit burn engine to make sure it could. BO has a standard 2nd stage booster which is designed not to be reused and hence put straight into orbit to deliver its payload... The tricky bit is the landing of the 1st stage booster - good luck to BO in getting that right.... Now all they need is a star factory to start churning them out!!!

[@robertbrown3413]

Tracking graphic later in the flight was no better than the 1970s NASA ones. SpaceX has the Starlink network to relay everything, wheres Kuiper?

[@SteenLarsen]

@@simonscofield8825 Yes, sadly BO created a piece of Space Junk during this flight. I think SpaceX is generally acting very carefully to avoid that.

[@BTW...]

@@SteenLarsen Seriously... you believe that?

[@BPJJohn]

@@SteenLarsen Ah yes as if all those Falcon 9 upper stages aren't Space Junk. ;)

[@pawthecowboycorgi]

Camera cut out when the booster crashed

[@PolyBFDI]

No, we lost contact with the booster

[@john_elstar]

​@@PolyBFDI People watched because they wanted to see the booster land. A good live view should have been prepared, but it wasn't.. We didn't really care about the payload. A spaceX rocket explosion was more spectacular than this no live view

[@SaltyGT]

​@john_elstar there's a chance that we lost coms because of a mid-air rud.

[@pawthecowboycorgi]

@@SaltyGT ok. lets wait till the next few days

[@SaltyGT]

@@pawthecowboycorgi hopefully they maybe got some footage of it from the landing barge.

[@dustup2249]

This was a test of the performance of the BE-4 engines in an actual launch to orbit and it looked flawless. Early object reusable boosters have to be tested to allow for a learned profile, so this booster failure to land was just the price of the learning curve.

[@rbrtck]

Right, it's not as though there is a lot of prior knowledge and experience to go on in the field of landing orbital-class boosters. Only SpaceX have done it so far, and even for them it's not a well established science in general, just with the Falcon 9. Blue Origin will be successful, and hopefully it won't take as many tries as with the Falcon 9, since there is some knowledge on the subject around. We're all still in the pioneering stage on this stuff. Maybe someday it will be well understood across the industry as a whole, but for now there has to be some trial and error on the landing phase.

[@gwhite7136]

No one ever got it on the 1st try, not even Space X with Falcon 9. It seems the booster did fire it's engines and slowed but a fine 1st attempt at landing stage one. Stage 2, flawless. Apparently worth weight when you get that a rocket that size to orbit 1st time.

[@NeonVisual]

Not very performant. Take-off at walking pace isn't a good sign for the engine peak load. It's a boomer rocket, built on boomerthink. This and SLS are both already obsolete.

[@jamesbuchanan4414]

@@NeonVisual First stage isn't about speed, it's about altitude. It's just getting the second stage out of the denser atmosphere. Mission accomplished.

[@rbrtck]

​@@gwhite7136 Look at the final telemetry, though. At that altitude, it was moving roughly 60% faster than the Starship booster does, which was way too fast. It's no wonder that it broke up. The question is why the entry burn failed to sufficiently slow it down.

[@krzysztofrodak876]

A bookstore launched a rocket :D

[@UtahBlender]

First launch a smashing success! We now have ANOTHER orbital insertion vehicle!

[@BTW...]

Ditch the sound of the peanut gallery and air head commentator. All that is needed is the mission control audio.

[@RetiredEE]

Agreed. Commentator was distracting. Stick to the mission professionals.

[@kc5658]

Congratulations Blue Origin.

[@jeffingram8279]

This was 99% talk zero images. I guess SpaceX is spoiled us on flight coverage.

[@tonyHern865]

not mentioning Karen screaming over-excited

[@deeman1827]

I’m brisbane and can see New Glenn Stage two ripping across the sky!!!

[@gwhite7136]

No one ever landed the first booster, not even Space X with Falcon 9. This is a much larger rocket booster, fewer engines and it takes practice getting it all to mesh at the right time for a stand up landing. They lit, slowed to optimial speed. Your stage two made it to orbit just fine. Success. Welcome to space Blue Origin!

[@Spaceman0025]

But falcon 9 has landed many times

[@grf73tube]

Well, that's the problem, isn't it? You need to test the real thing many times to get it right, but instead they try to do it right in the first attempt. That's why they are behind SpaceX even though BO was founded before.

[@officialMHF]

@@grf73tubebut SpaceX does not take 5 years too launch again

[@aperson2294]

Welcome to the orbital club, Blue Origin!

[@TheTonytom]

That lady started partying an hour earlier

[@safetychuck2]

I relate the noises she was making to those made by CA whale watchers when they see a whale. Utterly irritating.

[@mrdave1413]

​@@safetychuck2She's climaxing 😂

[@bazanime]

Lots of good data to collect and learn from. Everyone has growing pains. Congrats to the Blue Origin team for finally getting this far; it can only get better.

[@scottshukes2546]

Awesome footage!!!

[@robertschmidt6011]

Fail fast and fail forward. You will learn and you will learn fast. Congratulations to the team and keep pressing forward!

[@azamzain24]

what a weird cheer in the background....

[@MT-jl3cn]

Congratulations 🎉

[@herbfromhouston1960]

Kept on telling them, they just needed to push the launch button.

[@Lopez_rc]

That was awesome, loved how those fins moved just before ignition and the closeups of the engines.

[@nathenrobertson3374]

Congrats 🎉

[@nesseihtgnay9419]

Great job blue origin

[@JohnFrancis-ri8bb]

now we only have to wait 10 years for the next flight

[@gwhite7136]

lol Blue Origin, good, we're gonna need ten more this year.. lol

[@recoilrob324]

I was going to mention that the REAL test will be how many years until they get another booster made to fly? The customers they've lined up are waiting and BO is counting on reusing the boosters.....so they've taken one small step but many, many miles yet to go. Hope Bezos bank account can take it.

[@JLange642]

Well- I will be the first to admit I never thought it would fly- but CONGRATULATIONS on a successful first launch of New Glenn. Agree that your civilian commentator should be muted- listen to mission control by itself. Don't fret about the booster- that will be your next challenge! Welcome to orbital space Blue Origin!

[@nf3951]

Thank you for streaming this. It wont stop to amaze me what we are technically capable of. Are they eger to not use starlink or what was wrong with the onboard cams?

[@GameNotOver-n2k]

So blue❤

[@raysun2be]

Congrats on the main objective. As far as the booster, if I remember correctly it took SpaceX a few failed attempts before they landed successfully.

[@viarnay]

Yep but Space X's is way more quicker than Blue Origin's

[@john_elstar]

@@viarnay and people watched because they wanted to see the booster land. A good live view should have been prepared, but it wasn't.. We didn't really care about the payload. Seeing a spaceX rocket explosion was more spectacular than this no live view

[@wtxrailfan]

@@john_elstar 🤡

[@kewpietv735]

​@@john_elstarYup. I agree with that.

[@Supraboyes]

​@@john_elstarIt's achieved what Starship still needs to, that's to orbit.

[@gidonricardo8629]

Well congratulation to Blue origin on re-entering the space game. 1st flight looks good. besides the fact they don't have SpaceX Starlink to give us good footage. Other then that... Bravo. Wish you all the best.

[@pauldiplock205]

Where are the pictures?

[@tonyHern865]

they lost them such as apollo 11 pictures

[@peterpatten5043]

Is the barge still afloat ? 😮

[@goldgamercommenting2990]

Probably There’s people on board Besides the people who built the barge also built the ones for SpaceX So yes it’s still floating

[@peterpatten5043]

@goldgamercommenting2990 4,000 + mph shrapnel incoming poses the question of damages ? To the platform : )

[@martyanderson3390]

Lousy coverage, really pathetic. And whoever that woman was, she’s just cringe.

[@RoBear-xo6zw]

Amazon delivery failed 😂

[@wtxrailfan]

🤡

[@ForeverandaDayMusic]

Great launch, bad camera work

[@restojon1]

Nice to see this progress, shame they didn't get their landing but it's only a flight or two away, I'd say

[@herbfromhouston1960]

It's hauling ass !!

[@jimfoard5671]

In 1969, so the legend goes, Apollo 11 traveled 238,000 miles out into space. How many miles up did Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket go in 2025?

[@SodiumEx]

Good job blue origin aka sue origin

[@SneezingEagle]

Awseome

[@sylfa11]

No starlink video

[@hodgkissphotography]

Awful coverage

[@greslycraane1986]

Was the commentator laughing, cheering and giggling like an 5 yr old? Lol. After reaching reentry burn they didnt know how to tell they lost the ship.

[@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands]

They did not loose the ship, they possibly lost the first stage...

[@kewpietv735]

We all know if it's scripted or not.. It's scripted if they didn't show us any feeds from the command/control center.

[@BTW...]

The commentator and her voice were more than annoying.

[@greslycraane1986]

​​@@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands i prolly meant the first stage when i said "ship". 2nd stages dont do "entry burn". They both are ships because of their size and self propelling capability.

[@tonyHern865]

Karen was in charge to comment

[@haroldbishop5314]

That woman is embarrassing. Let's light this candle. Really?

[@1247.cccccc]

She was likely borrowing a comment made by Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. on May 5, 1961 while waiting for blast-off. I think we could agree that was one salvageable moment, if you're considering the source.

[@goldgamercommenting2990]

@@1247.cccccc Yes finally someone who knows their history

[@rsmiley5]

They need to learn from SpaceX on how to show. Glad they launched finally. looks did not stick the landing. When is the next ride?

[@ariadnelecoutre9453]

In 5 years i guess! :-D

[@kewpietv735]

​@@ariadnelecoutre9453What 5 years, maybe after 10-20 years.

[@mountbattenstgeorge6008]

I wonder how much of the critical thinking, engineering, innovation and R&D can be directly traced back to operation Paperclip and Tizard mission?

[@sylfa11]

The booster was lost

[@mrdave1413]

God who's this woman. So ecstatic

[@maritimeus]

She's an embarrassment.

[@pawthecowboycorgi]

fail, booster did not hit he pad . watch Starflight tomorrow

[@Supraboyes]

Yeah let's watch it not make orbit. Least it didn't blow up on its first launch like starship has so many times.

[@zepherian374]

@@Supraboyes It better not with the amount of prep BO had, on the other side spaceX has already 3 rockets in preparation for the next tests that aren't even planned. If i had to chose, i would chose the spaceX strategy honestly

[@Supraboyes]

@@zepherian374 what just waste money 💰💰 blowing up rockets

[@zepherian374]

@@Supraboyes This is exactly why this process exists, to test and make everything reusable so they are not just throwing everything ? That can't happen first try. Not sure why you're so angry for nothing, progress doesn't appear magically without trying. And the new glenn booster most likely broke down in the ocean, so i'm not sure what you're defending there.

[@mrdave1413]

Their rockets burn cleaner fuels than SpaceX

[@sunchoi9250]

Who's the crazy lady?

[@WilboBaggins-dm7ub]

Great day eh!!!

[@MORGWEIL]

Ten years ago i would cheer for this but looking at low cost animation for twenty minutes is nasa in 2000s

[@MORGWEIL]

But yeah congratz for taking off after so long

[@hiphop74100]

AND THEN IT WILL BECOME SPACE JUNK THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@trungnc5487]

Who think like me? Re-lighting engines, booster goes down faster! Wrong orientation then FTS auto/manual activated? At the moment of RUD booster reach 8000km/h at 35km above the sea. It can not be intact under aerodynamic force

[@adenwellsmith6908]

Looked very slow off the launch. Beautiful mach diamonds. Drop the feet for height. Go metric so we can compared against SpaceX Use starlink for cameras.

[@gwhite7136]

I liked the non-metric.. lol It's always a pain for us Americans to use metric, even though it's likely a better system. Nothing here is in metrics. lol. They did a verbal metrics in flight but yeah, it's slower than Starship and should be considering the engines and number disparity between them. Very slow coming off the pad but harken to the days of when we'd see the shuttle come off the pad. Sllloooowww. lol. Overall, impressive and got to orbit 1st try.

[@adenwellsmith6908]

@@gwhite7136 Metric. I'm UK. So for anything science and engineering, its metric. Pretty much the same in the US. However, distances? I can do both miles and KM. I'm ambivalent. Cooking similar. 1 oz is 25 grams is one tablespoon. I can't do your cup system, that's bizzare. On drinks, imagine having a revolution to get shrinkflation. There are 8 pints in a gallon. Weight, I've changed from stones and lbs to kilos. I can't do that for heights of people. That's feet and inches. So why doesn't the US change to lsd? Pounds shillings and pennies. With the odd groat, farthing, crowns and guineas like what we used to have in the UK?

[@SpicyNood]

Took you long enough Sue Origin! We wont forget Sue Origin was political first humanity last by suing SpaceX. Glad they mentally grew up!

[@JulianaIMiranda]

🙏

[@ВальдемарЕнотов]

Я говорил сегодня, что она взлетит!😉😎

[@弘历爱新觉罗]

Partial failure！But also congrats to Blue Origin🎉🎉 Proud of 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@CandiceJoergan]

Poor thrust with the fuel they use. No SpaceX but not bad non the less.

[@wtxrailfan]

It made it to orbit. That's what matters.

[@gwhite7136]

Slower on the take off than Space X but for the sheer size of it, and got it to orbit, it can compete with Space X as another option for load capacity to space, but not in a sheer volume sense yet. But if all your worried about is getting something to space with size, this his another option to Space X. Impressive and still more impressive than anything NASA has done recently.

[@herbfromhouston1960]

🎉❤

[@Dutch1961]

Any organization that's launching rockets using feet and miles per hour isn't using a scientific approach. It's just a very expensive hobby for Jeff B.

[@Josh_728]

Who is this beyond annoying woman... lord almighty...

[@lucagandossi7069]

Congrats to Blue Origin but the difference with SpaceX in telemetry data, video coverage and even commentary was truly stark. A very long way to go for Jeff Bezos.

[@alejandrojorgedepaoli3708]

Blue Earth 😂😂😂

[@kevinallen234]

Who’s that female commentator ?

[@Bosscheesemo]

Pics or it didn't happen

[@ariadnelecoutre9453]

How long will it take to make another Glenn, ... 5 years? 😛

[@tonyHern865]

Karen screaming looks over-excited by a rocket launch

[@ironduke298]

Think about losing 7 BE-4 engines!!!! Dont see anything about scaling up production like his rival. So Bezos lost 7 engines, the entire 1st stage booster, and the second stage....the lot! Whats Blues replacement prospects..........1 year? He does not have another ongoing program like Star link etc etc

[@sprdave85]

Yawn.. SpaceX has this beat

[@SoundLikeIT]

Well, more like a video animation. I thought that amazon with its billions could do a better video coverage

[@obiwan7701]

Bezos needs to work on Cameras for these Rockets like SpaceX shows everything happening not boring animation and also to the Launch Pad having commercials in these videos ruins the experience , UNSUBSCRIBED

[@richardvivian3665]

Where’s the close up camera footage! We want explosions and drama with 50 different angles! Blue Origin is boring!

[@PrincessTikikitty]

Looks like BE-4 is superior than Raptor 3. Elon needs to step up🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@King_of_the_slums]

Failed at nearly all money shots

[@mozza3287]

What a crap launch no decent video at all SpaceX far outpace all competitors 😂

[@sylfa11]

Starship is better

[@horsthacker6355]

That lady was very annoying.

[@viarnay]

Disappointing performance

[@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands]

??? It all worked... Mr. Musks his rockets failed many times before everything worked remember...

[@viarnay]

@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands Space X has another perspective and they work much faster than BO

[@Frances-t1m]

It doesn't mean anything. The performance wasn't entertaining, yes I'm happy that it finally launched but it didn't show us anything, not even the booster landing​@@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands

[@trungnc5487]

​@@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands how you translate "poor performance" to "unsucessful landing"? You do not know that almost lauching vehicle reach the same altitute sooner than this, about 20s - 30s, a relative big value of time (same meaning of performance/ power)

[@goldgamercommenting2990]

@@viarnay They reached orbit

[@erepsekahs]

Amazon do a great job of delivering packages, just as long as you have Amazon Prime. That is my only comment.

[@JamesWhite-yj7sd]

Jeff Bozo and Sue Origin Who cares

[@petepefley8023]

RUD

[@goldgamercommenting2990]

Nope they reached orbit

[@gwhite7136]

No one has ever attempted to land a booster this big on the 1st try. Not even Space X attempted that. And never nailed it the 1st time even with a smaller Falcon 9.

[@saltonium6725]

Yawn. 😴

[@trungnc5487]

At moment T+ 2m30s, F9 or Starship reach 69km and this thing just reach 39km. A value to estimate the performance of engines

[@meinking_sensei3807]

according to Scott Manley, New Glenn had a thrust to weight ration of about 1.2, Starship has a ratio of 1.4 - 1.45.

[@howlr747]

That was as planned. What is the hurry? The engines performed as required.

[@trungnc5487]

​@@howlr747 very simple example, thrust to weight ratio shows how effective is. Long duration impulse also bad factor for life of engines (reusable consideration)

[@gwhite7136]

@@meinking_sensei3807 Yep, in laymen's terms, a booster that has more engines is going to get to space faster, unless it there is less of a load disparity. So Space X will get up there, nearly twice as fast but, the goal isn't how fast you get up there, it's that you get up there.