The two founders jousted for years. This week, they found each other on X while their rocket companies launched missions with mixed results.

It was a triumph for Jeff Bezos as his rocket ship, New Glenn, blasted off. The Amazon founder watched from the control center as Blue Origin employees across the nation celebrated. It's the first successful rocket launch from Bezos' company.

After years of delays, the billionaire’s Blue Origin space company launched its New Glenn rocket early Thursday.