Businessman Jeff Bezos has announced two new rocket designs to launch satellites and people into space. Most people know Bezos as the founder and chief executive officer of online seller Amazon. However, the rocket designs come from his private space company, Blue Origin. The two reusable rockets are called New Glenn. The name refers to astronaut John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth, in 1962. The New Glenn two-stage rocket stands 82 meters high and is designed to reach low-Earth orbit. A three-stage version, measuring 95 meters, is meant to travel beyond Earth’s orbit. The first stage of both rockets will be powered by seven engines, using liquid natural gas and liquid oxygen as fuel. The new designs are based on Blue Origin’s smaller New Shepard rocket, which has successfully launched four times. Bezos said the new rockets should be ready for flight “before the end of this decade.”
Title: New Rockets Announced in Private Space Race
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rocket designs come from his private space company, Blue Origin.</span> <span data-start-time='28625' data-end-time='34417'>The two reusable rockets are called New Glenn.</span> <span data-start-time='34417' data-end-time='44708'>The name refers to astronaut John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth, in 1962.</span> <span data-start-time='44708' data-end-time='55354'>The New Glenn two-stage rocket stands 82 meters high and is designed to reach low-Earth orbit.</span> <span data-start-time='55354' data-end-time='64521'>A three-stage version, measuring 95 meters, is meant to travel beyond Earth’s orbit.</span> <span data-start-time='64521' data-end-time='78292'>The first stage of both rockets will be powered by seven engines, using liquid natural gas and liquid oxygen as fuel.</span> <span data-start-time='78292' data-end-time='90563'>The new designs are based on Blue Origin’s smaller New Shepard rocket, which has successfully launched four times.</span> <span data-start-time='90563' data-end-time='99208'>Bezos said the new rockets should be ready for flight “before the end of this decade.”</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1379/space_race.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=7177 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' 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