Its voluminous nose cone, 23 feet wide in diameter, will be able to hold payloads that are physically larger than other rockets in operation today. New Glenn, however, is not the biggest rocket.

Blue Origin just sent its New Glenn rocket to orbit on its maiden ... rocket stage that includes a cargo bay protected by a nose cone that will house experimental technology for this mission.

With a successful maiden flight, New Glenn will become the newest reusable ... science with its power and its spacious fairing, the nose cone that protects a spacecraft’s payload during launch.

Kenneth Chang Kenneth Chang first reported on Blue Origin’s plans for space in 2010. transcript New Glenn, named after the astronaut John Glenn, successfully lifted off early Thursday morning ...

Blue Origin's massive New Glenn rocket still awaits liftoff after ... The payload fairing, a protective nose cone on a rocket, was signed by thousands of Blue Origin employees as "a tribute ...

The Jeff Bezos-backed New Glenn rocket (NG-1) planned launch from Florida in the early hours of January ... Atop the booster is an upper rocket stage that includes a cargo bay protected by a nose cone ...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket is set to make its inaugural ... which includes the vehicle’s nose cone, or payload fairing, that’s designed to shield cargo during liftoff.