Blue Origin successfully launched the rocket after an attempt earlier in the week was scrubbed. The flight is a crucial test of the company’s ability to compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

Jeff Bezos, the second richest man in the world, successfully blasted off a 320-foot-tall rocket ship made by his Blue Origin company from Cape Canaveral, Florida, in the early hours of the morning. It made the company the first to successfully reach orbit on its first launch of an orbital-class rocket.

The uncrewed New Glenn rocket took off at 2:03 a.m. EST from Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Blue Origin said.

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Jeffrey Preston Bezos is an American businessman best known as the founder, executive chairman, and former president and CEO of Amazon.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin has tested its new, powerful "New Glenn" rocket for the first time. The rocket, which is around

Jeff Bezos’s space company Blue Origin postponed the inaugural launch of its new rocket early Monday, after running into technical problems. Blue Origin had planned to attempt to blast off its New Glenn rocket from a site in Florida.

Blue Origin did not immediately set a new launch date, saying the team needed more time to resolve the problem.

Crowds of locals gathered at parks and campgrounds along Florida's east coast ... This milestone also underscores Jeff Bezos' long-term vision for Blue Origin, one that positions the company ...

Years in the making with heavy funding by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the 320-foot rocket carried ... to orbit and also the moon. Craig Bailey/FLORIDA TODAY / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images ...

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket, the New Glenn, lifted off successfully from Florida early Thursday after it’s first launch attempt was scrubbed Wednesday. This flight is Bezos' attempt to get ...