Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin is ready for New Glenn's 2nd flight

Technology Nov 06, 2025

Blue Origin, founded by Jeff Bezos, is gearing up for the second launch of its massive New Glenn rocket on November 9 from Cape Canaveral.
This flight matters because it's carrying NASA's ESCAPADE mission to Mars and a Viasat tech demo—so real science is riding on this one.

After mixed results in January, Blue Origin is back

New Glenn's first flight back in January had mixed results: the upper stage made it to orbit, but the first stage exploded on its return to Earth before a landing attempt.
Learning from that, Blue Origin has slowed things down and pushed the launch date back to make sure everything goes smoothly.
With tough competition in space right now, nailing this mission is a big deal for Blue Origin's reputation as a reliable heavy-lift rocket provider.