Blue Origin launch LIVE: Jeff Bezos New Glenn rocket to be fired into area on maiden voyage after a number of delays

Jeff Bezos‘ Blue Origin will launch its New Glenn rocket on its maiden voyage from Florida today to mark a major step in its battle to compete with Elon Musk‘s SpaceX.

Lift-off at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station has been delayed multiple times this morning but is expected to go ahead.

The mission, the culmination of a decade-long, multi-billion-dollar development journey, will include an attempt to land New Glenn’s first stage booster on a sea-fairing barge in the Atlantic Ocean 10 minutes after liftoff, while the rocket’s second stage continues toward orbit.

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