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Blue Origin’s New Glenn Successfully Launches Mars Probes

11/16/2025

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Bezos Celebrates Launch

On November 13, 2025, Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket launched NASA's twin ESCAPADE Mars probes from Florida's Space Coast.
It marked the rocket's second launch, and its first stage landed on drone ship Jacklyn 375 miles offshore.
Jeff Bezos, founder of Blue Origin, celebrated the achievement and praised the landing's precision.
Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp described the second landing as a historic first for a booster of this size.

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NASA Launches Mars Mission

NASA's ESCAPADE mission to Mars launched on November 13, 2025, and will deploy two orbiters, Blue and Gold, to study Mars' atmosphere and magnetic fields, with science data starting June 2028.
The mission was initially rejected in 2018 and gained approval after a government shutdown delayed decisions.
The trajectory was recalibrated to a kidney-bean-shaped orbit to allow for a longer launch window.

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Bezos Celebrates Launch

On November 13, 2025, Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket launched NASA's twin ESCAPADE Mars probes from Florida's Space Coast.
It marked the rocket's second launch, and its first stage landed on drone ship Jacklyn 375 miles offshore.
Jeff Bezos, founder of Blue Origin, celebrated the achievement and praised the landing's precision.
Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp described the second landing as a historic first for a booster of this size.

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