Blue Origin has pushed back the launch of its New Glenn rocket to January 12, a day before SpaceX's planned Starship test flight. The delay is due to unfavorable conditions in the Atlantic Ocean, where the New Glenn's first stage is scheduled to land. The launch aims to be the first orbital flight of the New Glenn.
Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin has shifted the debut launch of its New Glenn rocket to January 12, coinciding with the day before SpaceX plans another Starship test flight. Blue Origin's team attributed the delay to unfavorable conditions in the Atlantic Ocean, where the first stage is intended to land on a barge. While landing the first stage on a barge is considered an 'bonus,' a slight delay to enhance the mission's success rate appears prudent.
The primary objective of the mission is for the long-awaited rocket to finally reach orbit.SpaceX has been adeptly landing the first stage of its Falcon 9 booster on floating platforms for years, showcasing the feasibility of this technique and transforming what once seemed improbable into a routine procedure. However, it took several Falcon 9 launches before SpaceX achieved its first successful landing on a sea-based platform. Blue Origin's New Glenn is poised for launch imminently, but it faces a tight schedule, aiming to launch before SpaceX's seventh Starship test flight on January 13.Unlike Blue Origin's strategy, SpaceX intends to capture its Super Heavy booster using the launch tower 'chopsticks' system for this Starship launch. If the Flight Director doesn't authorize the catch attempt, the returning booster will be disposed of in the Gulf of Mexico. Meanwhile, the Starship second stage will embark on a suborbital trajectory towards the Indian Ocean, demonstrating payload deployment during the flight. Starship is also equipped with technologies aimed at vehicle reuse. If all goes according to plan, space enthusiasts are in for a thrilling spectacle, potentially witnessing the inaugural launch of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket followed by SpaceX's seventh Starship test flight
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