Blue Origin

New Glenn, developed by the private space firm founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, is on the pad at Cape Canaveral, Fla., and could launch on its maiden flight as early as Friday.

New Glenn could launch as early as Monday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Blue Origin received a $3.4 billion contract to develop a lunar lander.

There were no passengers on board. The mission was carrying a slew of science experiments to the edge of space.

Sharon Hagle hopes to share her experience in space with future explorers — and highlight all the different career paths that lead to space.

William Shatner's flight is expected to last 10 minutes and reach no higher than about 66 miles.

NASA picked SpaceX for the original contract awarded back in April, only picking one company due to budget constraints.

The Amazon founder became the second billionaire this month to reach the edge of space — following Richard Branson, who rocketed there aboard a vessel made by his company Virgin Galactic.

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket company shot a capsule higher into space Wednesday than it's ever done before.

SpaceX successfully launched and landed a Falcon 9 rocket. It’s a historic event for the private space company.About ten minutes after liftoff Monday…