BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – After its last attempt was scrubbed , Blue Origin will once again take aim at Mars starting Wednesday afternoon.

According to the company, the rocket launch — dubbed the “ New Glenn Mission NG-2 ″ — plans to send NASA’s ESCAPADE twin spacecraft to Mars from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Bad weather interfered with last week’s launch attempt, but Blue Origin announced the next launch window will run from 2:50 - 4:17 p.m.

The 45th Weather Squadron forecasts a less than 5% chance of weather getting in the way this time.

As the mission’s name implies, this launch is set to be the second ever for the company’s New Glenn rocket.

“This launch will support ESCAPADE’s science objectives as the twin spacecraft progress on their journey to the Red Planet,”

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