The company’s press office said in a statement on the matter: “Due to the increase in solar activity and its effects, it was decided to postpone the launch of the New Glenn rocket, which was supposed to take place on Wednesday, so that the rocket would carry into space two small probes to study the Martian atmosphere, which were developed within the framework of the American ESCAPADE project.”

The statement added: “The missile was ready for launch, but due to the increase in solar activity and the magnetic storms that struck the Earth because of it, NASA decided to postpone the operation until weather conditions improve.”

Blue Origin indicated that it was planning to launch its rocket into space on November 9, but due to bad weather conditions, the operation was postponed until November 12, and then postponed again due to the increase in solar activity and magnetic storms that struck the Earth.

Astronomical meteorological reports indicated that a very strong magnetic storm began affecting the Earth on Wednesday, November 12, at 03:00 AM Moscow time, and this storm was formed due to plasma emissions resulting from solar flares.

Source: TASS