The photo voltaic exercise that’s been lighting up the night sky across North America this week is now inflicting Jeff Bezos’ house firm to push again the second launch of its New Glenn mega-rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Simply hours before the scheduled launch on Wednesday, Blue Origin said it is standing down from the try due to the photo voltaic exercise and its “potential results on the ESCAPADE spacecraft” — a Mars-bound science mission the firm is carrying to house for NASA. A brand new launch date has not but been introduced.
New Glenn’s first launch in January was principally a profitable demonstration mission of the rocket. Blue Origin delayed the second launch a number of occasions, although, and the firm is being cautious since this is the first time the rocket has a industrial payload onboard.
New Glenn practically took off this previous Sunday, however climate considerations and an errant cruise ship in the flight path, plus some points with the launchpad gear, triggered the firm to shelve the try.
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