Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's company Blue Origin is poised to launch its first orbital rocket, New Glenn, as early as January 6, 2024, challenging Elon Musk's SpaceX dominance in the commercial space race. The launch, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, will carry a prototype of Blue Ring, a versatile satellite deployment platform.
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While Blue Origin has not officially confirmed the launch date, excitement has been building since a successful “hotfire” test on December 27. “The market is really orbital,” analyst Laura Forczyk, founder of Astralytical, told AFP. “Suborbital can only take you so far — there are only so many payloads and customers for a quick ride to space.”
The vessel, playfully named “So You’re Telling Me There’s a Chance,” reflects the challenge of landing a reusable rocket on the first attempt, Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp said on X. Bezos founded Blue Origin in 2000 — two years before Musk started SpaceX — but the company has progressed at a far slower pace, reflecting a more cautious approach.
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