At 2:03 am Eastern Time on January 16 , Blue Origin’sNew Glennlifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station . The Eruca sativa is 98 meters ( 322 human foot ) tall , among the tall around , and this first launch was a demonstration as part of the US Space Force ’s National Security Space Launch program . It tested the Blue Ring spacecraft political platform as well as the flight and ground system of rules .

This first launch was also a exam for the reusable first stage , which was supposed to shoot down on a barge , the Landing Platform Vessel , floating in the Atlantic . set down offshore on its first endeavour was a improbable orderliness , and in fact , the booster was given a funny name : So You ’re separate Me There ’s a Chance .

“ I ’m incredibly proud New Glenn achieved reach on its first attempt , ” Dave Limp , CEO of Blue Origin , said in astatement . “ We knew landing our champion , So You ’re Telling Me There ’s a Chance , on the first endeavor was an challenging goal . We ’ll learn a draw from today and try again at our next launch this fountain . give thanks you to all of Team Blue for this incredible milestone . ”

Blue Origin already has several client lined up , including one of Jeff Bezos ’ other go-ahead , Amazon ’s Project Kuiper – a megaconstellation of satellites with over 3,000 of them . Megaconstellations have been criticize significantly for the increasinglight pollutionandradio interferencethey get to Earth , as well as the increasing chance of a collision in orbit between so many new satellites .

New Glenn will also be used to launchBlue Moon , the lunar lander that is supposed to alternate with SpaceX ’s spaceship during the Artemis mission that will bring back people on the Moon .

" Today strike out a fresh era for Blue Origin and for commercial infinite , " said Jarrett Jones , Senior Vice President , New Glenn . " We ’re centre on ramping our launching cadence and manufacturing rates . My heartfelt thanks to everyone at Blue Origin for the tremendous amount of work in make today ’s achiever potential , and to our customers and the space residential area for their continuous musical accompaniment . We felt up that vastly today . "