New Glenn also has a height advantage over Falcon Heavy - SpaceX's biggest operational rocket. Standing a staggering 320 feet or 98 metres tall, it is capable of carrying more than 13 metric tons to geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) and 45 metric tons to low Earth orbit (LEO).

Space Suit SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has long taunted fellow tech titan Jeff Bezos and his commercial space company Blue Origin over the years, culminating in Musk name calling it "Sue Origin" in June when Bezos' business filed a complaint with the government in a bid to limit launches of SpaceX's Starship.

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