Blue Origin is targeting New Glenns inaugural mission (NG-1) for no earlier than Friday, January 10, from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, the company announced on Monday.The three-hour launch window opens at 1 a.m. ET on Friday (10 p.m. PT on Thursday night).Recommended Videos Launch Alert | Were targeting New Glenns first launch no earlier than January 10 from LC-36. Read more: https://t.co/sqiw0t6qhp pic.twitter.com/B9ex8heWSc Blue Origin (@blueorigin) January 7, 2025Please enable Javascript to view this contentThe NG-1 mission will carry the Blue Ring Pathfinder payload, which will test Blue Rings core flight, ground systems, and operational capabilities as part of the Defense Innovation Units (DIU) Orbital Logistics prototype effort. The payload includes a communications array, power system, and flight computer, which will be evaluated during the six-hour mission while attached to the New Glenn rockets second stage.RelatedBlue Origin said that its key objective for the upcoming mission is to reach orbit safely.Similar to how SpaceX brings home the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket, Blue Origin will also attempt to land New Glenns first stage on a platform floating off the coast of Florida, an effort it described as ambitious.Jarrett Jones, SVP of New Glenn, said: This is our first flight and weve prepared rigorously for it. But no amount of ground testing or mission simulations are a replacement for flying this rocket. Its time to fly. No matter what happens, well learn, refine, and apply that knowledge to our next launch.Editors Recommendations