Source: United States & Canada – South China Morning PostBlue Origin launched its huge New Glenn rocket on Thursday with a pair of Nasa spacecraft destined for Mars.
It was only the second flight of the rocket that Jeff Bezos’ company and Nasa are counting on to get people and supplies to the moon.
The 98-metre (321-foot) New Glenn blasted into the afternoon sky from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, sending Nasa’s twin Mars orbiters on a drawn-out journey to the red planet.
Lift-off was stalled four days by lousy local weather as well as solar…Read More