Blue Origin is counting down to the launch of its New Glenn rocket on an orbital mission that's been more than a decade in the making.

If successful, New Glenn’s first spaceflight will heat up Blue Origin and Project Kuiper’s rivalries with SpaceX.

Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin is preparing to launch its New Glenn rocket from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida just after midnight on Sunday. It's been a long time coming: the company has been developing the 32-foot-tall rocket,