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Blue Origin Sets November 2025 Launch for Mars Mission

11/7/2025

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Blue Origin scheduled NG-2, the second New Glenn launch, for November 9, 2025, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, carrying NASA's twin ESCAPADE spacecraft to Mars and a Viasat demonstration.
Launch window opens at 2:45 PM ET.
The first stage will attempt a recovery landing on ship Jacklyn.
Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp says delivering payload to orbit remains primary goal, despite a government shutdown limiting NASA's coverage.

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Blue Origin scheduled NG-2, the second New Glenn launch, for November 9, 2025, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, carrying NASA's twin ESCAPADE spacecraft to Mars and a Viasat demonstration.
Launch window opens at 2:45 PM ET.
The first stage will attempt a recovery landing on ship Jacklyn.
Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp says delivering payload to orbit remains primary goal, despite a government shutdown limiting NASA's coverage.