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Blue Origin has achieved a major feat by successfully landing its colossal New Glenn rocket booster at sea, a feat previously mastered only by SpaceX. This second attempt's success, witnessed by Elon Musk's congratulations,
Elon Musk’s SpaceX swooped in Monday to complete Florida’s 94th liftoff of the year, breaking the state’s yearly record for launches in place of Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, which had to scrap its mission last week.
Jeff Bezos has narrowed the gap with Elon Musk in the space race after successfully landing one of his reusable rockets for the first time. The Amazon founder, who owns space rocket maker Blue Origin, launched a probe to Mars late on Thursday powered by the company’s New Glenn rocket, which is set to compete with Mr Musk’s SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
Blue Origin successfully launched and landed its New Glenn rocket in a major milestone for Jeff Bezos' space ambitions, drawing a public "congratulations" from rival Elon Musk as the competition with SpaceX intensifies.