Blue Origin, NASA and New Glenn
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As of , Blue Origin has conducted only one New Glenn launch to date. The maiden flight occurred on January 16, 2025, from Cape Canaveral's
Jeff Bezos' company Blue Origin launched its New Glenn mega-rocket for the first time. The milestone is a leap for reusable rocketry.
Bearing the secretive code name Project Alpha, Blue Origin's future industrial facility will be built on 30 acres off Armory Road near Launch Complex 36.
Blue Origin rolled the first stage of its massive New Glenn rocket from its hangar on Wednesday morning in Florida, kicking off the final phase of the campaign to launch the heavy-lift vehicle for the second time.
New Glenn's second flight will propel NASA's twin ESCAPADE spacecraft to Mars to study how the solar wind interacts with the planet's magnetic environment.
Preparations for the second-ever launch of Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket are underway on Florida's Space Coast, as NASA's twin ESCAPADE probes await their mission to Mars.
The booster of Blue Origin's second New Glenn rocket rolled off to the launch pad Oct. 8. The Cape Canaveral launch is expected in the coming month.