Bezos' Blue Origin just dropped a rocket upgrade that's turning heads: the new New Glenn 9×4 will actually be TALLER than Saturn V—yeah, the legendary Apollo-era beast. Here's the kicker: 9 engines on the booster (up from 7), 4 on the upper stage (was 2), and it can haul over 70 metric tons to low Earth orbit. That's basically neck-and-neck with Starship's current payload capacity, though SpaceX is already working on versions that could double it. The upgraded fairing means Blue Origin can tackle mega-satellite networks, lunar missions, and deep space ops. Meanwhile, the older 7×2 variant got a refresh too—better thrust, reusable fairings, faster turnaround. Next launch is eyeballed for early 2026. The space race just got more interesting.