News Summary

• The launch was initially targeted for Dec. 18, but was scrubbed due to a ground issue.Update for 10:44 am ET: Blue Origin called off the planned launch of its NS-24 mission on New Shepard today (Dec. 18) due to a ground system issue..
• Coverage could begin at 9:10 a.m. EST (1410 GMT) on launch day, based on past webcast schedules by the company.Related: Blue Origin says it knows what caused its New Shepard rocket launch to failNew Shepard is a reusable rocket-capsule combo that flies people and payloads to suborbital space..
• ")Today's flight will also tote 38,000 postcards for Club for the Future, a nonprofit founded by Blue Origin that aims to get young people interested in space science and exploration.Join our Space Forums to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more!.
• Blue Origin tried to launch the mission on Monday (Dec. 18), but scrubbed the attempt due to a "ground system issue" at its Launch Site One pad..
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• That failure resulted in the loss of New Shepard's first-stage booster, though the capsule landed safely under parachutes and the 36 research payloads survived intact.Blue Origin's mishap investigation identified the cause of the crash as a "thermo-structural failure" of the nozzle on the engine that powers New Shepard's booster..