Shrugging off bad weather, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launched its powerful New Glenn rocket on its maiden flight early Thursday ...

SpaceX's two-stage orbital rocket comes in at just 229 feet ... first stage at Port Canaveral back in August − the New Glenn mockup booster standing tall next to a SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage.

SpaceX's two-stage orbital rocket comes in at just 229 feet ... when Blue Origin tested a model first stage at Port Canaveral ...

Bezos' New Glenn and Musk's Starship both are heading for launch, and both could lift off in close timing to each other. Here ...