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The Blue Origin New Glenn rocket is located at Launch Site 36 and is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in the early morning of January 13.
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Jeff Bezos on Blue Origin on Monday The company canceled its first launch due to last-minute problems with its New Glenn rocket, dealing a blow to its efforts to compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX in satellites.
The launch is scheduled for 1 a.m. ET from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
“We are pausing today’s launch attempts to resolve a vehicle subsystem issue that will put us outside of our launch window,” the company said on the X social media platform.
Blue Origin said it is reviewing opportunities for its next launch attempt.
The partially reusable New Glenn rocket, which stands 320 feet tall, faced delays in liftoff before the final decision was made to cancel the launch.
“As part of the long-term vision, we really need to protect the planet. And the role of space technology,” Ariana Cornell, Blue Origin’s vice president of space systems, said during a live broadcast of the scheduled takeoff. “That’s why we started with reusable rockets and reusable engines.”
This breaking news story is being updated.
