Blue Origin halfway through 4-flight certification to allow launch of national security missions

Blue Origin halfway through 4-flight certification to allow launch of national security missions

New Glenn thunders away from its launch pad in near perfect weather conditions. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now. One of Blue Origin’s oft repeated phrases is that the company is paving a road to space with its New Glenn rocket. The company, established by Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos, is about halfway through creating one important lane in that road: launching national security missions. During a briefing on the sidelines of the Space Force …