Bezos’ Space Firm Poised for Its Ultimate Test in SpaceX Rivalry

  • New Glenn development has been delayed by numerous setbacks
  • Rocket is key to Blue Origin’s launch business, moon missions
The Blue Ring Pathfinder payload for New Glenn’s first mission, NG-1.Source: Blue Origin
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After more than a decade of development, hype and pent-up demand, Jeff Bezos’ aerospace venture Blue Origin will at long last attempt to put a rocket into orbit.

New Glenn, originally intended to launch as early as 2020, is slated to fly on Sunday out of Cape Canaveral, Florida, during a nearly four-hour launch window that begins at 1 a.m. local time.