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'We did it on our first go': Blue Origin launches mighty New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral

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Blue Origin's 321-foot -tall New Glenn rocket hurtled into the history books early Thursday morning on its maiden mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

The two -stage rocket lifted off in the late-night darkness at 2:03 a.m. EST from Launch Complex 36 .

The rocket's second stage successfully carried the private space company's Blue Ring pathfinder test equipment into a final target orbit after a pair of engine burns.