New Glenn, the towering orbital rocket that Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin designed to compete with SpaceX’s dominant Falcon rockets, is back for its second launch ever — this time with a job to send twin spacecraft on a long, winding trip to Mars.
The towering, 322-foot (98-meter) rocket is set to take off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida during an 88-minute launch window that opens at 2:45 p.m. ET on Sunday. Blue Origin will have a livestream of the event on its company site.
Weather may prove to be an issue, as forecasters have predicted a 35% to 45% chance that conditions will not be clear enough for liftoff.
If takeoff is delayed, Blue Origin said it has the ability to try again during launch window
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