For this uncrewed launch, New Glenn will house the Blue Ring Pathfinder, a payload consisting of a communications array, a power system, and a flight computer. This will let Blue Origin test its Blue Ring spacecraft, which will eventually support missions with refueling, hosting, data relay, and cloud computing capabilities.

Blue Origin made two adjustments in quick succession to its schedule for launching its New Glenn rocket to orbit for the first time.

Blue Origin scrubbed its New Glenn launch attempt to “troubleshoot a vehicle subsystem issue,” the company said on X. No new target launch date was announced. Blue Origin announced that it will launch its first New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida on Sunday.