Blue Origin to stream New Glenn rocket launch. Time, date, how to watch

Blue Origin’s giant New Glenn rocket will launch into space this weekend. Third time from Florida.

The rocket, which is over 300 feet high, among the largest of its kind in the world. This is also at the heart of Jeff Bezos’ passion for Blue Origin. space flight The company will compete with billionaires Elon Musk and SpaceX in the commercial rocket market.

New Glenn will be the rocket that will launch Bezos in the future Growing Amazon LEO broadband satellite network This is a direct challenge to SpaceX’s Starlink satellite business and could even push Blue Origin’s lunar lander to the Moon in late 2026. Blue Origin is also in talks with the US Space Force. Expand New Glenn operations To Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

For now, the New Glenn rocket will be a launch service provider for a broadband company’s satellites.

Are you ready for takeoff? As usual, Blue Origin will provide live streaming of the mission.

Here’s how to watch Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket launch livestream.

When will Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket be launched?

Blue Origin announced is targeting Sunday, April 19 for the next launch of the high New Glenn rocket. The launch window is set to be open from 6:45 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. (ET) at Launch Complex 36 at Blue Origin’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

How to watch the Blue Origin livestream of the New Glenn launch?

Blue Origin will broadcast the mission live, starting approximately 30 minutes before launch. website and on social media platform X.

The launch follows the New Glenn hot fire test

Blue Origin sticks to launch time after New Glenn passes critical preflight test known as hot fire.

Testing is a critical step before launch that requires igniting and starting the rocket’s engines while the spacecraft is vertical on the launch pad, and making sure they’re working properly is not unlike revving a parked car.

What is the new Glenn rocket? How big is it?

It is named in honor of NASA astronaut John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth. New Glenn It is a powerful two-stage rocket manufactured by Blue Origin, classified as a heavy-lift launch vehicle.

New Glenn rocket hovers around 320 feetThis makes it one of the largest rockets in the world.

What is Blue Bird 7? Here are Blue Origin’s plans for NG-3

Blue Origin is calling the mission NG-3, as the next launch will be the third spaceflight after New Glenn’s debut in January 2025.

This time, the rocket will help deliver broadband network satellites into orbit for cellular broadband service provider AST SpaceMobile. AST SpaceMobile said the BlueBird 7 satellite, with communications arrays as large as 2,400 square meters, will be the largest satellite ever commercially deployed in low Earth orbit. Press release.

In a major milestone for Blue Origin, the company plans to reuse the 188-meter first stage booster used on the vehicle. Previous launch in NovemberIt’s called “Never Tell Me the Odds.” A second launch of the booster, which provides initial thrust during liftoff, would be an important step toward allowing New Glenn to be launched more frequently.

ability to recover and reuse boosters It’s one of the rivals that SpaceX has long perfected with its 230-meter Falcon 9, which is also the world’s most active rocket.

Eric Lagatta is a Space Connect correspondent for the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at elagatta@usatodayco.com.

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