Blue Origin expects the New Glenn to provide a viable alternative to SpaceX's market-dominating Falcon family of rockets.

The launch will mark Blue Origin’s first foray into the business of sending rockets to orbit. If successful, it could position the company to better compete with SpaceX.

After more than a decade of development, hype and pent-up demand, Jeff Bezos’ aerospace venture Blue Origin will at long last attempt to put a rocket into orbit. New Glenn, originally intended to