US EditionBlue Origin launches New Glenn rocket on company's first NASA-scale science mission
- On Thursday, Blue Origin launched the 321-foot New Glenn from Cape Canaveral carrying NASA's twin Escapade Mars orbiters and recovered the booster upright on an ocean platform 375 miles offshore.
- New Glenn's second flight followed a January maiden launch that failed to recover its booster and faced a four-day delay from local weather and solar storms for a mission under $80 million managed by UC Berkeley with NASA signing up for an early flight.
- At about four minutes the second stage separated while the upper stage carried and prepared to deploy the twin Escapade spacecraft later Thursday, and the 189-foot first-stage booster landed roughly 10 minutes in.
- The outcome could make New Glenn a key launcher for larger payloads to space, the Moon, and beyond, while Escapade will help scientists and astronauts protect against Mars' radiation.
- Next fall Escapade will use an Earth gravity assist to reach Mars in 2027, and Blue Origin plans a Blue Moon lunar lander prototype demo in the coming months amid SpaceX competition.
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Blue Origin launches Mars mission for NASA
Blue Origin, founded by Amazon's Jeff Bezos, successfully launched its massive New Glenn rocket. It took off from Cape Canaveral Thursday carrying twin NASA satellites headed for Mars. The 321-foot-tall rocket, powered by seven methane-burning engines, is now officially on its maiden flight. pic.twitter.com/mRFHLuLi7Q — Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) November 13, 2025 About 30 minutes after liftoff, the Escape probes separated from the booster, beginn…
An unmanned Nasa mission has made its way to Mars. The "New Glenn" rocket of the Bezos group Blue Origin took off with two orbiters on board. For the first time, the lower rocket stage was returned.
The "New Glenn" rocket of the company Blue Origin, held by the founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, decoyed from Florida carrying two martial recognition probes on his second flight. The promoter was...
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket deploys Mars satellites
The giant New Glenn rocket from billionaire Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin launched from Florida on its debut mission for paying customers, sending two NASA satellites toward Mars and nailing the return landing of its reusable booster for the first time.
New Glenn's second orbital flight was crowned with success on Thursday, 13 November, giving Blue Origin the hope of catching up with its competitor SpaceX, the only one able so far to master the manoeuvre.
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