Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Hours before the launch, Blue Origin crews conducted a New Glenn rocket upper-stage engine test at Launch Complex 36, just south of SpaceX's twin Falcon booster landing zones at the Space Force installation. "Today, we completed a full duration 15-second hotfire test of the upper stage for our NG-2 mission. This time, we achieved enhanced performance from the BE-3U engine, increasing the maximum thrust from 173,000 lbf to 175,000 lbf per engine, further expanding New Glenn’s capabilities for our customers," Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp said in a tweet. Looking ahead on the Eastern Range schedule, SpaceX will try to launch a Falcon 9 on another Starlink mission on Sunday, April 27, according to the Space Coast Office of Tourism. Target liftoff time: 10:04 p.m. Then on Monday, April 28, United Launch Alliance will again attempt to launch an Atlas V rocket with five solid rocket boosters, deploying the first payload of Amazon's Project Kuiper internet production satellites into low-Earth orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. That ULA two-hour launch window opens at 7 p.m. Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage will kick off about 90 minutes before the SpaceX liftoff and two hours before the ULA launch at floridatoday.com/space.