By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2025-01-13 07:51:29 | Updated at 2025-01-13 11:50:51
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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will launch its New Glenn rocket on its maiden voyage from Florida today to mark a major step in its battle to compete with Elon Musk's SpaceX.
Lift-off at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station has been delayed multiple times this morning but is expected to go ahead.
The mission, the culmination of a decade-long, multi-billion-dollar development journey, will include an attempt to land New Glenn's first stage booster on a sea-fairing barge in the Atlantic Ocean 10 minutes after liftoff, while the rocket's second stage continues toward orbit.
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Blue Origin rocket prepares for lift-off
Hello and welcome to MailOnline's live coverage as Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin prepares for its inaugural launch of its New Glenn rocket from Florida early on Monday.
The launch into the Earth's orbit will mark a major step towards a long-awaited goal of competing with Elon Musk's SpaceX in the satellite launch market.
Standing 30 stories tall, the partially reusable New Glenn launcher sat on Blue Origin's launchpad at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, ready for its liftoff after being loaded with methane and liquid oxygen propellants.
The mission, the culmination of a decade-long, multi-billion-dollar development journey, will include an attempt to land New Glenn's first stage booster on a sea-fairing barge in the Atlantic Ocean 10 minutes after liftoff, while the rocket's second stage continues toward orbit.
Lift-off was originially scheduled for 1:30 am ET (06:30am) but has been pushed back to 7:48am.
