A BATTLE of billionaires will escalate this week as Jeff Bezos prepares for a daring rocket launch to rival Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The Amazon founder’s space company Blue Origin is set to

Blue Origin, the space company founded by Amazon magnate Jeff Bezos, is preparing to launch its inaugural orbital rocket, New Glenn, next week. This milestone is also expected to escalate the rivalry between Bezos,

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin will launch its first orbital rocket "no earlier than Friday", it said, a pivotal moment in the commercial space race currently dominated by Elon Musk's SpaceX.

Blue Origin said on Monday that it is looking to launch its New Glenn rocket for the first time to orbit no earlier than Jan. 10, Friday.

Blue Origin in a blog said it will launch New Glenn’s inaugural mission (NG-1) on Friday, Jan. 10. This milestone comes at a time when the competition between Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has intensified, escalating their rivalry in the business world.

Blue Origin is now aiming to launch its first orbital rocket on Sunday because of rough seas in the Atlantic, where it hopes to land the first stage booster.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's company Blue Origin is poised to launch its first orbital rocket next week, marking a pivotal moment in the commercial space race currently dominated by Elon Musk's SpaceX.

As the test was complete, Blue Origin's billionaire founder Jeff Bezos posted a video of the rocket during the test with a caption, "Next stop launch." His post drew a response from rival and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk who wished him "Godspeed!", an expression used to wish someone starting a journey. Bezos replied with a praying hands emoji.

NASA announced Tuesday it may turn to Elon Musk's SpaceX or Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin to help reduce the soaring costs of returning Martian rocks collected by the Perseverance rover to Earth."You all know that SpaceX and Blue Origin have already been ones that have expressed an interest,

Blue Origin says it's delaying the first launch of its New Glenn rocket due to unfavorable weather conditions for landing the booster.

Jeff Bezos’ company is gearing up to launch its New Glenn rocket, kicking off a year in which the industry anticipates to grow under the Trump administration.