THE launch of Blue Origin’s new giant rocket, the New Glenn was postponed to Sunday morning (12) . The inaugural mission was scheduled for the early hours of this Friday (10), but the date had to be changed due to maritime conditions.
Takeoff will take place in the early hours of the 11th to the 12th of January, within a three-hour window that will begin at 3 am, Brasília time (1 am, Florida local time, USA).
The giant rocket, created by Jeff Bezos’ company in an attempt to rival the dominance of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, will take off from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, in Florida, USA.
According to the company, its main objective in this first mission, called NG-1, is to reach Earth’s orbit safely.
New Glenn will also carry a payload on the flight: the Blue Ring Pathfinder, a “demonstrator” that will test the technology needed for the Blue Ring spacecraft under development — which intends to serve as a kind of space ride vehicle, taking satellites into orbit deeper when necessary. The equipment will test the ship’s main flight, ground and operational capabilities.
Like SpaceX, Blue Origin also intends to reuse its rocket’s first stage booster and will attempt to guide it back to a safe landing on an offshore platform – named Jacklyn after Bezos’ mother – minutes after launch. take-off.
How to watch the launch of New Glenn?
Blue Origin has not confirmed the live broadcast of New Glenn’s first launch in the early hours of Sunday.
However, the company usually transmits its activities through the YouTube channel and the official website. If the mission is broadcast, the video must start half an hour before the start of the launch window – that is, around 2:30 am on Friday, Brasília time.
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This content was originally published in After postponement, Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket is expected to take off on Sunday (12) on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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