Blue Origin scrubs second New Glenn launch, will try again November 12 | TechCrunch
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News Summary
- Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin scrubbed the second launch of its New Glenn mega-rocket planned for Sunday afternoon.
- The company said late Sunday that it will take another go at launching New Glenn’s second mission on Wednesday, November 12.
- New Glenn successfully reached orbit during its first launch in January, but the booster exploded before it could land on a drone ship in the ocean.
- Blue Origin hopes to land the booster for the first time during this second flight.
- This is also the first commercial mission for New Glenn.
Jeff Bezos space company Blue Origin scrubbed the second launch of its New Glenn megarocket planned for Sunday afternoon due to concerns with weather, a few minor problems with launch pad equipment [+2007 chars]
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