Blue Origin Launches Twin Mars Probes for NASA as New Glenn Makes First Landing

Blue Origin Launches Twin Mars Probes for NASA as New Glenn Makes First Landing Main Photo

13 Nov 2025


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SPACEFLIGHT NOW - Blue Origin launched its second heavy-lift New Glenn rocket Thursday, putting two small NASA satellites onto a long, looping course to Mars to learn more about how the sun has slowly blown away the red planet’s once thick atmosphere.

The centerpiece of Amazon- and Blue Origin-founder Jeff Bezos’ space ambitious, the towering 321-foot tall New Glenn rocket’s seven methane-burning main engines ignited at 3:55 p.m. EST, majestically pushing the booster skyward atop 3.8 million pounds of thrust.



Note:  Blue Origin is headquartered in Kent.

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