Liftoff is set for 9 a.m. EDT (1300 GMT) from West Texas.
Update for July 20, 1 pm ET: Blue Origin has successfully launched its billionaire founder Jeff Bezos and three other civilians into space on the first crewed flight of the New Shepard spacecraft. See photos, videos and an account of the launch in our wrap story here.
Blue Origin will attempt an historic first crewed spaceflight Tuesday (July 20), as the company attempts to launch its billionaire founder Jeff Bezos and a crew of three to kick-start a space tourist program for those who've always wanted to fly in space.
If all goes to plan, the company's New Shepard rocket and capsule will take off for an 11-minute journey, launching and landing outside Van Horn, Texas at Blue Origin facilities, dubbed Launch Site One. The rocket will carry the spacecraft on a suborbital path before separating, allowing the crew to descend in their capsule under parachutes for a ground landing. Liftoff is set for 9 a.m. EDT (1300 GMT).