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Second New Glenn Launch Set for Nov. 9
Blue Origin aims to demonstrate rapid booster reusability and carry NASA’s $80 million ESCAPADE Mars mission on New Glenn’s second launch.
- On Wednesday, Blue Origin announced New Glenn's second flight is planned for Sunday, November 9, from Launch Complex 36, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, carrying NASA's ESCAPADE probes and aiming to land its booster on Jacklyn.
- After the first flight's booster loss, the FAA issued seven corrective measures that Blue Origin is addressing; New Glenn's inaugural January flight reached orbit but lost its first-stage booster during descent.
- ESCAPADE scientists say the mission will use twin satellites built by Rocket Lab and UC Berkeley to study solar wind interactions, with Lillis stating, `We will be making the space weather measurements we need to understand the system well enough to forecast solar storms whose radiation could harm astronauts on the surface of Mars or in orbit.`
- Blue Origin needs NG-2 to prove deep-space launch capability and booster reusability; success could enable reuse on NG-3 for the Blue Moon Mark 1 lunar lander, opening NASA and national security markets.
- Amid U.S. government shutdown beginning Oct. 1, NASA's coverage of the Nov. 9 launch may be limited, while Viasat tests telemetry as part of NASA's Communications Services Project, competing with ULA and SpaceX.
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Blue Origin's second New Glenn launch will carry real NASA satellites - WorldNL Magazine
Blue Origin has announced a target date for New Glenn’s second launch: November 9. This time, the mission will deploy real payloads, not just carry a technological demo for the company. Specifically, the spacecraft will be carrying the NASA Escapade mission’s twin satellites, which are headed to Mars. New Glenn, Blue Origin’s heavy-lift launch vehicle that was designed to be reused for a minimum of 25 flights, had its maiden flight in January. W…
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