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Blue Origin Readies New Glenn Rocket for Mars Mission

11/12/2025

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Blue Origin plans a second launch of its New Glenn rocket on November 12 from Cape Canaveral, Florida, to support mission NG-2 sending NASA's ESCAPADE spacecraft to Mars, with an arrival expected in 2027.
The first launch was scrubbed due to poor weather and ground system issues.
The booster will attempt a landing on a drone ship in the Atlantic after liftoff, underscoring the rocket's reusability.

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Blue Origin plans a second launch of its New Glenn rocket on November 12 from Cape Canaveral, Florida, to support mission NG-2 sending NASA's ESCAPADE spacecraft to Mars, with an arrival expected in 2027.
The first launch was scrubbed due to poor weather and ground system issues.
The booster will attempt a landing on a drone ship in the Atlantic after liftoff, underscoring the rocket's reusability.