Blue Origin’s New Glenn heavy-lift rocket and its Mars-bound NASA payload now have a tentative launch date. The corporate on Friday that the inaugural flight will happen no sooner than October 13, carrying to assist NASA research the results of photo voltaic wind on Mars’ environment. This would be the first time New Glenn flies in its improvement, and the date cuts nicely into the window of alternative for journey to Mars, which happens roughly each two years primarily based on the planetary alignments. That launch interval opens on September 29 and extends to mid-October, per .
The mission will elevate off from House Launch Advanced 36 at Cape Canaveral House Power Station in Florida. The dual spacecraft of NASA’s Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers mission (Escapade) on August 19 to start preparations and integration with the launch automobile.
Now, the strain is de facto on for Jeff Bezos-founded Blue Origin to get New Glenn prepared in time. reported on Wednesday that the corporate just lately suffered two failures at its manufacturing unit that resulted in harm to {hardware} for its second and third New Glenn flights. However, a spokesperson advised the publication that it’s nonetheless on observe for this yr’s inaugural launch.
