On Thursday, October 30, Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket was visible on Pad 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in preparation for its upcoming Escapade NASA mission to Mars.

Blue Origin is preparing to launch its massive New Glenn rocket on just its second spaceflight in 2025 from Florida on a mission to Mars.

Named in honor of NASA astronaut John Glenn, New Glenn is a powerful two-stage heavy-lift launch vehicle that billionaire Jeff Bezos' spaceflight company is manufacturing for orbital missions. Blue Origin envisions that New Glenn will be capable of shuttling Amazon's Project Kuiper satellites to orbit and undertaking other missions for paying customers – including NASA and telecommunications providers.

So far, though, the 322-foot-tall spacecraft has only managed to get off the ground once, with its maiden flight occurring in January. While the upper stage reached orbit in the debut, the booster itself failed to land as planned on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean, and was instead lost during the descent.

This time around, New Glenn is the launch service provider of choice for NASA and the agency's ESCAPADE mission to Mars.

On the eve of the scheduled launch window opening up, here's how to watch a webcast as the massive New Glenn rocket gets off the ground from Florida.

When is the New Glenn rocket launch?

Blue Origin is working toward a Sunday, Nov. 9, launch of its New Glenn rocket from Florida, according to a company post on social media site X.

A Federal Aviation Administration operations plan advisory indicates the launch window is open from 2:45 to 5:11 p.m. ET. The rocket would get off the ground from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Base, a site Blue Origin invested $1 billion to rebuild.

After the upper stage reaches space and separates from the booster, Blue Origin will once again attempt to land the first stage on a drone ship, named Jacklyn, several hundred miles offshore in the Atlantic.

How to watch Blue Origin livestream

Blue Origin will provide a live webcast of the rocket launch on its website at this link, and is also likely to provide updates on social media site X.

What is ESCAPADE? What to know about NASA's Mars mission

During its second-ever mission, New Glenn is due to propel NASA's twin ESCAPADE spacecraft on their trek to Mars, where they will orbit the red planet and take simultaneous observations of solar winds and space weather.

The mission also doubles as a commercial venture. New Glenn will additionally carry technology from telecommunications company Viasat that could be used for NASA missions in low-Earth orbit.

Eric Lagatta is the Space Connect reporter for the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at elagatta@gannett.com

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