CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - It could be a launch double-header on Florida 's Space Coast as both Blue Origin and United Launch Alliance will attempt launches on Thursday.

Blue Origin Mars Mission live updates

Blue Origin's New Glen Mission NG-2 is scheduled to launch Thursday afternoon from Cape Canaveral, carrying with it NASA's ESCAPADE spacecraft to Mars. Escapade is expected to reach Mars by 2027.

Countdown clock reset - 3:45 p.m.

Blue Origin has reset the countdown clock to 3:45 p.m. for the next launch attempt. The rocket launch went into a "hold" with 20 seconds left in the count.

T-20 | Blue Origin enters a hold

The backstory:

Blue Origin will make another attempt to launch its New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral this afternoon.

The company had to scrub its launch on Wedn

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