Falcon Heavy last rose into the Florida sky in late ... The payload, in this case the NOAA satellite, is encased in fairings ...

Blue Origin, the US space company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos in 2000, made its maiden voyage into orbital space ...

though it falls short of the Falcon Heavy's 63.8-ton capacity. However, New Glenn has a unique edge: its wider payload fairing, which can accommodate larger objects. It "has the largest capacity ...