Blue Origin’s New Glenn heavy-lift rocket and its Mars-bound NASA payload now have an initial launch date. Company It will make its first flight on Friday, no later than October 13 To help NASA study the effects of the solar wind on the Martian atmosphere. This will be New Glenn’s first flight in its development and history, the window of opportunity for a trip to Mars occurs roughly every two years, based on the alignment of the planets. This release period opens on September 29 and runs through mid-October .
The mission will lift off from Space Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Twin spacecraft of NASA’s Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers mission (Escapade) It will begin preparations and integration with the missile carrier on August 19.
Now, the pressure is really on for Jeff Bezos-founded Blue Origin to get New Glen ready on time. The company had recently experienced two failures at its factory that damaged equipment for the second and third New Glenn flights, the company said Wednesday. However, a spokesperson told the publication that it is still on track for this year’s opening.
