Blue Origin Scrubs First Launch Attempt Of New Glenn

new glenn on launch pad at cape canaveral

The 321-ft. booster had been fueled for a launch attempt between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m.

Credit: Blue Origin
CAPE CANAVERAL—Nearly a decade after launching its first suborbital New Shepard vehicle, Blue Origin on Jan. 13 attempted orbital flight with the partly reusable New Glenn heavy-lift rocket. An undisclosed vehicle subsystem issue, however, prompted the company to scrub the launch shortly after 3 a.m...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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