Blue Origin, the space company of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is developing a heavy-lift launcher called New Glenn, far more powerful than the New Shepard rocket used for space tourists. It could be launched at the end of 2024. VIDEOGRAPHIC
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00:07 Blue Origin, the space company of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos,
00:11 is developing a heavy-lift launcher called New Glenn,
00:14 far more powerful than the new Shepard rocket used for space tourists.
00:18 At 98 meters long, the rocket can carry up to 45 tons into low-Earth orbit.
00:23 This is about double the weight of SpaceX Falcon 9 by Elon Musk,
00:27 but still less than the Falcon Heavy at 63.8 tons.
00:32 New Glenn is an essential component of the lunar landing system
00:36 ordered by NASA from Blue Origin for the Artemis V mission.
00:41 The launcher will carry the Blue Moon lunar lander,
00:44 which is 106 meters high and weighs 45 tons,
00:48 when filled with propellants, liquid hydrogen, and liquid oxygen.
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