New Glenn was fueled up and vertical on the launch pad ahead of an impending launch before Blue Origin ultimately called it off.

Blue Origin is now working toward a launch of its New Glenn rocket on Wednesday, Nov. 12, from Florida.

During its second-ever mission, New Glenn is due to propel NASA's twin ESCAPADE spacecraft on their trek to Mars.

Blue Origin's long-awaited mission to on a mission sending twin NASA spacecraft on a journey to Mars .

New Glenn, one of the largest active rockets in the world, was set to take off on a rainy day from Cape Canaveral, Florida, before the Sunday, Nov. 9, launch attempt.

The mission, which Blue Origin refers to as , would only be the second time ever that billionaire Jeff Bezos' technology company has launched the rocket. Designed to compete with

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