CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin is poised to launch its first orbital rocket next week, marking a pivotal moment in the commercial space race currently dominated by Elon Musk's SpaceX.
Named New Glenn, the rocket is scheduled to lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida as soon as Wednesday at 1 a.m., with a backup window on Friday, according to a Federal Aviation Administration advisory.
