Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket is one step closer to its inaugural launch with the successful assembly of its first and second stages. The heavy-lift rocket, designed to rival industry leaders, was recently stacked for the first time at Blue Origin’s state-of-the-art facility near NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

AST SpaceMobile selected Blue Origin's New Glenn together with existing launch vehicles to launch next generation BlueBird satellites from Cape Canaveral. More inside.

AST SpaceMobile, a startup with plans for a direct-to-cellphone satellite service constellation, has chosen Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket to launch some of its next-gen satellites.

Jeff Bezos' rocket company Blue Origin has signed a multi-launch deal with satellite communication company AST Spacemobile to deploy the company's direct-to-cellular satellites "over a multi-year period" using Blue's New Glenn rocket,

Kent-based Blue Origin announced a multi-launch agreement to deliver next-generation Block 2 BlueBird satellites to low Earth orbit in space on its New Glenn rocket. AST SpaceMobile, based in Midland,

Blue Origin showed off its New Glenn rocket after its two stages were mated in the company's Florida facility. The new rocket could take off on its maiden flight as soon as November.

AST SpaceMobile will use Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket to launch some of the satellites for its cellular broadband network in 2025 and 2026.

AST SpaceMobile Inc., which aims to challenge Elon Musk’s SpaceX in the nascent market for space-based cellular service to mobile phones, has signed contracts with SpaceX and Jeff Bezos-founded Blue Origin to launch dozens of its satellites into orbit.