Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin will launch its New Glenn rocket today on its maiden voyage from Florida to mark a major step in its battle to compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
The launch at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station has been postponed several times this morning but is expected to go ahead.
The mission, the culmination of a decade-long, multi-billion dollar development journey, involves an attempt to land New Glenn’s first stage on a seacock vessel in the Atlantic Ocean 10 minutes after launch, while the second stage of the rocket continues toward orbit.
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