Blue Origin reuses rocket booster

Jeff Bezos' space company, Blue Origin, achieved a historic breakthrough by successfully landing a reused New Glenn rocket booster following its latest launch.

The 29-story heavy-lift rocket is designed to compete directly with Elon Musk's SpaceX Falcon 9, and this successful recovery signals a new phase in the commercial space race.

However, the mission faced a setback when the payload, a Bluebird 7 mobile phone satellite, entered an 'off-nominal' orbit.

Despite the orbital issue, the booster's touchdown is being hailed as a critical step toward making space exploration more sustainable and cost-effective.