The Blue Origin space venture of billionaire Jeff Bezos launched its giant New Glenn rocket from Florida on Thursday on its debut flight for paying customers, carrying two satellites on their way to Mars in the company's first NASA-scale science mission.

Blue Origin has launched its huge New Glenn rocket with a pair of NASA spacecraft destined for Mars CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Blue Origin launched its huge New Glenn rocket Thursday with a pair of NASA spacecraft destined for Mars.

Blue Origin, the rocket company founded by Amazon multibillionaire Jeff Bezos, launched its towering New Glenn rocket on a mission that marked its first major test.

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket has completed its second flight, The Washington Post reports. The rocket launched from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday, and successfully separated from its first-stage booster,

Blue Origin, owned by Jeff Bezos, plans to challenge SpaceX with the powerful, partially reusable New Glenn rocket.

Blue Origin on Thursday launched its New Glenn mega-rocket for the second time and successfully landed its first-stage booster, a new milestone for Jeff Bezos’s company. New Glenn, a 320-foot rocket designed to be reusable,

After a weather delay dashed its first launch attempt over the weekend, Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket is again set for liftoff Thursday from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket successfully launches, deploying probes to orbit Mars.