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I like that they named it after John Glenn. I was surprised to see that he's still alive, albeit not in great health. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-

• arjunnarayan 10y ago
  The naming scheme is: Alan Shepard (first American into suborbital) -> New Shepard (Blue Origin rocket to do reusable suborbital) John Glenn (first American into orbit) -> New Glenn (Blue Origin rocket to do reusable orbits) Neil Armstrong (first American to land on the moon) -> New Armstrong (Blue Origin rocket to do reusable lunar launches)
  • dreistdreist 10y ago
    In that case NASA better hurries up with sending an American to Mars.