Update: January 16, 7:56 a.m.
ET: Blue Origins New Glenn rocket blasted off this morning at 2:03 a.m.
ET from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket during its inaugural launch, January 16, 2025.C&J Images
Update: January 14, 10:44 a.m.
ET: Blue Origin isnow targetinga three-hour launch window that opens at 1:00 a.m.
ET on Thursday, January 16.
Theyll eventually get this thing off the ground.
Update: January 11, 7:12 p.m.
ET: Yet another delay.
Sea state conditions are still unfavorable for booster landing, Blue Origin explained in atweet.
Were shifting our NG-1 launch date by one day to no earlier than January 13.
Our three-hour window remains the same, opening Monday at 1 a.m. EST (0600 UTC).
Update: January 10, 3:38 p.m.
ET on Sunday, January 12 at 1:00 a.m. Update: January 9, 1:20 p.m.
ET, due to unfavorable weather expected at the ocean-based landing barge.
Blue Origins highly-anticipatedNew Glenn rocket is gearing up for its big debut.
If all goes well with the rockets inaugural flight, it could pose some competition for industry favorite SpaceX.
The rocket will launch from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
A livestream of the launch will begin around an hour before liftoff on Blue Originswebsite.
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