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The intense solar storm responsible for breathtaking auroras across the US delayed the launch of Blue Origin’s big new rocket on Wednesday.
Already grounded due to bad weather glen The rocket was set to blast off on Wednesday afternoon with two Mars planet Orbiter for NASA from Florida. But five hours before the targeted flight, it was called off due to increased solar activity.
Concerned about the potential impact of increased radiation on its Mars-bound spacecraft, NASA decided to postpone the launch until conditions improved. No new launch date was set.
This will be only the second flight of the New Glenn rocket, which made its debut in January. At 321 feet (98 meters) tall, it is significantly larger and more powerful than the New Shepard rocket. jeff bezos, blue origin Launching from texas With passengers.
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