US EditionSolar storms delay the launch of Blue Origin’s big new rocket with Mars orbiters for NASA
NASA postponed the Mars-bound ESCAPADE mission launch due to a severe G4 geomagnetic storm caused by solar eruptions, delaying the second New Glenn rocket flight.
- A powerful solar storm could bring an impressive Northern Lights display and potentially disrupt GPS, communications and power grids.
- NASA canceled a space launch due to the impending arrival of one of the strongest 'cannibal storms' in 20 years.
- The 'cannibal storm' is caused by two coronal mass ejections from the sun, with one intensifying the other as it catches up.
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Two twin robotic probes from NASA's ESCAPADE mission have finally taken off this Thursday on board a New Glenn rocket from Blue Origin, Bezos' space company, from the Cape Canaveral base (Florida) at 15.55 local time — 21.55 Spanish peninsular time — after two cancellations in the last few days. And 33 minutes later, following precisely the planned plans, both probes were deployed in space and touring around the Earth.
Blue Origin, the rocket company founded by Amazon's billionaire owner, Jeff Bezos, is preparing for another attempt to launch its imposing New Glenn rocket on a mission that will mark its first big test.
NASA suspended the launch of the New Glenn 2 rocket, developed by Blue Origin, due to a solar storm that affects the Earth's space environment this week.The mission was to be run from Launch Complex 36, located at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, United States.The space agency explained that intense solar activity could alter the performance of the Escapede spacecraft, which is part of this second mission of the rocket manufact…
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