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AlUla Dates Auction Continues, Farmers Vie for Top Prizes

The event offers AlUla farmers a platform to showcase their dates to buyers and investors from both domestic and international markets - SPA
The event offers AlUla farmers a platform to showcase their dates to buyers and investors from both domestic and international markets - SPA
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AlUla Dates Auction Continues, Farmers Vie for Top Prizes

The event offers AlUla farmers a platform to showcase their dates to buyers and investors from both domestic and international markets - SPA
The event offers AlUla farmers a platform to showcase their dates to buyers and investors from both domestic and international markets - SPA

AlUla dates auction is in its second week, showcasing the region's finest date products. Organized by the Royal Commission for AlUla in partnership with various public and private entities, the auction will continue until November 9, AFP reported.
The event offers AlUla farmers a platform to showcase their dates to buyers and investors from both domestic and international markets.

By fostering competition, the auction aims to elevate the reputation of AlUla dates globally, aligning with Saudi Vision 2030 goal of becoming the world's largest date exporter.
At the conclusion of the auction, a prestigious award will be presented to participating farmers. The award will recognize the top three sellers based on sales quantity and value. The first, second, and third place winners will receive SAR75,000, SAR50,000, and SAR30,000, respectively.

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Bezos' Blue Origin calls off New Glenn Launch Again, Eyes Thursday

A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket stands ready for its inaugural launch at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., January 11, 2025. REUTERS/Joe Skipper/File Photo
A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket stands ready for its inaugural launch at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., January 11, 2025. REUTERS/Joe Skipper/File Photo
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Bezos' Blue Origin calls off New Glenn Launch Again, Eyes Thursday

A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket stands ready for its inaugural launch at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., January 11, 2025. REUTERS/Joe Skipper/File Photo
A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket stands ready for its inaugural launch at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., January 11, 2025. REUTERS/Joe Skipper/File Photo

Jeff Bezos' rocket company Blue Origin moved the launch of its New Glenn rocket from Tuesday to Thursday, Jan. 16, further pushing back its inaugural attempt to reach orbit and compete with SpaceX in the satellite launch market.

The company called off its first scheduled launch on Monday after a technical issue was encountered in the lead-up to its takeoff.

The three-hour launch window opens at 1 a.m. EST (0600 GMT) on Thursday, Blue Origin said in a post on X, according to Reuters.

The development of New Glenn has spanned three Blue Origin CEOs and faced numerous delays as Elon Musk's SpaceX grew into an industry juggernaut with its reusable Falcon 9, the world's most active rocket.

New Glenn is more than twice as powerful as a Falcon 9 rocket and has dozens of customer launch contracts collectively worth billions of dollars lined up.

The rocket would seek to land New Glenn's first stage booster on a sea-fairing barge in the Atlantic Ocean 10 minutes after liftoff, while the rocket's second stage continues toward orbit.

"The thing we're most nervous about is the booster landing," Bezos, who founded Blue Origin in 2000, told Reuters in a pre-launch interview on Sunday. "Clearly on a first flight you could have an anomaly at any mission phase, so anything could happen.