Thu Jan 16 05:30:00 UTC 2025: ## Blue Origin to Retry New Glenn Rocket Launch After Ice Buildup Delay
**CAPE CANAVERAL, FL** – Blue Origin will attempt a second launch of its massive New Glenn rocket as early as Thursday. The company scrubbed the inaugural launch on Monday due to ice accumulation in a critical plumbing line affecting the rocket’s hydraulic systems. The 320-foot tall rocket, named after American astronaut John Glenn, was scheduled to carry a prototype satellite into orbit.
The delay followed setbacks caused by poor weather conditions forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday, and the scheduling conflict with a SpaceX lunar mission. Rough seas that posed a risk to the planned recovery of the first-stage booster on a floating platform also contributed to earlier postponements.
Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos, who was present at Mission Control during Monday’s countdown, expressed confidence in the team’s ability to overcome the challenges, stating, “We’re going to pick ourselves up and keep going.” New Glenn represents a significant leap for Blue Origin, standing five times taller than its New Shepard suborbital rocket.
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