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- NASA, Blue Origin Launch Two Spacecraft to Study Mars, Solar Wind NASA · 14 Nov 2025 A pair of NASA spacecraft ultimately destined for Mars will study how its magnetic environment is impacted by the Sun. The mission also will help the agency prepare for future human exploration of Mars. NASA’s ESCAPADE (...
- Blue Origin Nails It — NG-2 Makes a Landing, ESCAPADE Enroute to Mars SpacePolicyOnline.com · 14 Nov 2025 Blue Origin not only had a successful launch today and sent two NASA cubesats on their way to Mars, but landed their New Glenn-2 first stage on a barge at
- Blue Origin launches twin Mars probes for NASA as New Glenn makes first landing Spaceflight Now · 13 Nov 2025 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 thic...
- New Glenn launches NASA’s ESCAPADE Mars mission, lands booster SpaceNews · 13 Nov 2025 Blue Origin successfully launched a NASA Mars mission on the second flight of its New Glenn booster Nov. 13, landing the vehicle’s first stage in the process.
- Live coverage: Blue Origin to launch NASA’s ESCAPADE following scrubs from clouds, space weather Spaceflight Now · 13 Nov 2025 Blue Origin was able to secure permission from the Federal Aviation Administration for a daytime launch attempt while the emergency order constraining commercial launches remains in place even after the end of the govern...
- Live coverage: Blue Origin targets Nov. 12 New Glenn launch following weekend weather scrub Spaceflight Now · 11 Nov 2025 Blue Origin was able to secure permission from the Federal Aviation Administration for a daytime launch attempt while the emergency order constraining commercial launches remains in place during the government shutdown....
- Blue Origin scrubs New Glenn launch of ESCAPADE SpaceNews · 9 Nov 2025 Blue Origin called off its first attempt at the second launch of its New Glenn rocket Nov. 9, citing weather and other issues.
- Blue Origin Readies Second New Glenn Mission With Two Mars Cubesats Onboard SpacePolicyOnline.com · 9 Nov 2025 If all goes according to plan, Blue Origin will launch their New Glenn rocket for the second time tomorrow, Sunday, at 2:45 pm ET and land the first stage on
- Blue Origin seeking exemption from FAA order restricting commercial launches SpaceNews · 8 Nov 2025 Blue Origin says it is working with the government for additional opportunities for the upcoming New Glenn launch of a NASA Mars mission, given new FAA restrictions on commercial launches.
- Blue Origin will ‘move heaven and Earth’ to help NASA reach the Moon faster, CEO says Ars Technica · 8 Nov 2025 "We have some ideas that we think could accelerate the path to the Moon."
- Blue Origin set to launch ESCAPADE on second New Glenn mission NASASpaceflight · 8 Nov 2025 Following a successful first flight in January, Blue Origin is set to launch its heavy-lift…
- Live coverage: Blue Origin to launch NASA’s Mars-bound ESCAPADE mission Spaceflight Now · 8 Nov 2025 This will be the second launch of a New Glenn rocket and NASA's first mission to Mars since 2020. Liftoff from pad 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for no earlier than Nov. 9 at 2:45 p.m. EST (1945 U...
- Second New Glenn launch set for Nov. 9 SpaceNews · 6 Nov 2025 Blue Origin says the second launch of its New Glenn rocket, carrying a pair of NASA Mars spacecraft, is scheduled for Nov. 9.
- New Glenn’s successful static fire test clears way for launch of ESCAPADE mission NASASpaceflight · 5 Nov 2025 On Thursday, Oct. 30, Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket successfully fired its seven BE-4 engines…
- Blue Origin test-fires New Glenn ahead of second launch SpaceNews · 31 Oct 2025 Blue Origin test-fired its second New Glenn rocket Oct. 30, one of the final milestones before a launch expected in November.
- Blue Origin completes New Glenn static fire test, preparing for NASA’s EscaPADE mission launch Spaceflight Now · 31 Oct 2025 Blue Origin lit up a pocket of Florida's Space Coast Thursday night when it hot fired its New Glenn rocket for an engine test lasting roughly 40 seconds in duration.
- Blue Origin details lunar exploration progress amid Artemis 3 contract shakeup Spaceflight Now · 28 Oct 2025 The company’s senior director of civil space shared the progress on their crew and cargo Blue Moon landers during the American Astronautical Society’s 2025 von Braun Space Exploration Symposium.
- The astronaut who filmed the Dream is Alive SpaceNews · 23 Oct 2025 In this episode of Space Minds, host David Ariosto speaks with Terry Hart, former NASA astronaut and mission specialist on the Space Shuttle Challenger. Hart reflects on the triumphs of early shuttle missions, the lesson...
- One of SpaceX’s earliest employees is going to space—via Blue Origin Ars Technica · 13 Oct 2025 "I've always been interested to experience Max Q from the inside."
- U.S. Space Force picks Blue Origin bid for expanding satellite processing at Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 9 Oct 2025 This is the second award from the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Space Vehicle (SV) Processing Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) contract. Blue Origin will receive $78.25 million for the work.
- Blue Origin flies sixth crewed New Shepard flight of 2025 SpaceNews · 8 Oct 2025 Blue Origin launched its sixth crewed New Shepard flight so far this year Oct. 8 as the company works to increase the vehicle’s flight rate.
- Blue Origin transports New Glenn booster to launch site ahead of Mars-bound mission Spaceflight Now · 8 Oct 2025 The booster named ‘Never Tell Me the Odds’ will support the launch of NASA’s EscaPADE mission, sending two washing machine-sized satellites on their way to Mars.
- Blue Origin wins $78.2 million contract to expand satellite processing infrastructure at Cape Canaveral SpaceNews · 7 Oct 2025 The contract is a public-private partnership agreement awarded by the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command
- Launch Roundup: Falcon 9 to launch five times, Blue Origin to launch crew NASASpaceflight · 6 Oct 2025 SpaceX is set to dominate the launch manifest for the first whole week of October…
- Preparations on track for second New Glenn launch SpaceNews · 2 Oct 2025 Preparations for the second launch of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket, carrying a NASA Mars mission, remain on track for liftoff in the next few weeks.
- NASA, Blue Origin Invite Media to Attend Mars Mission Launch NASA · 30 Sep 2025 NASA and Blue Origin are reopening media accreditation for the launch of the agency’s ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) mission. The twin ESCAPADE spacecraft will study the solar wind’s int...
- Blue Origin to increase New Shepard flight rate and consider new spaceports SpaceNews · 28 Sep 2025 Blue Origin plans to significantly increase the launch rate of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle and is weighing the addition of new spaceports.
- SpaceX, Blue Origin, Stoke, and others make major progress on Cape launch facilities NASASpaceflight · 25 Sep 2025 The two spaceport launch facilities in the Cape Canaveral area — NASA’s Kennedy Space Center…
- ESCAPADE launch on New Glenn planned for late October or early November SpaceNews · 24 Sep 2025 The second launch of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket, carrying a NASA smallsat mission to Mars, is now expected in late October or early November.
- Blue Origin only bidder for new VIPER lander award SpaceNews · 24 Sep 2025 Blue Origin was the sole bidder for a NASA task order that revived a canceled lunar rover mission.
- NASA revives VIPER lunar rover mission with Blue Origin lander award SpaceNews · 20 Sep 2025 NASA has revived a robotic lunar rover mission by selecting Blue Origin to deliver it to the moon’s south pole in 2027.
- VIPER Might Have A New Ride to the Moon on Blue Origin SpacePolicyOnline.com · 19 Sep 2025 NASA’s much-anticipated but imperiled VIPER lunar rover got some good news today. More than a year after NASA announced it was terminating the mission even though the rover is completely
- NASA Selects Blue Origin to Deliver VIPER Rover to Moon’s South Pole NASA · 19 Sep 2025 As part of the agency’s Artemis campaign, NASA has awarded Blue Origin of Kent, Washington, a CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) task order with an option to deliver a rover to the Moon’s South Pole region. NASA’s...
- Blue Origin retires New Shepard capsule after payload flight SpaceNews · 18 Sep 2025 Blue Origin is retiring a New Shepard capsule that flew a dozen uncrewed missions over nearly eight years.
- The business case for resting among the stars SpaceNews · 9 Sep 2025 Memorial spaceflights have grown from novelty to a modest and steady business, one that’s carried thousands of loved ones to orbit over the past three decades. Now, a startup founded by a former Blue Origin engineer aims...
- Blue Origin, Anduril win military ‘rocket cargo’ study contracts SpaceNews · 7 Sep 2025 The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded Blue Origin $1.3 million and Anduril $1 million under the Rocket Experimentation for Global Agile Logistics program
- Launch Roundup: Starship, NS-35, and Falcon 9 launches planned NASASpaceflight · 26 Aug 2025 Eight launches are scheduled this week by SpaceX, Blue Origin, and CSNA. CSNA will kick…
- Evaluating Blue Origin’s Mars Telecom Orbiter Proposal NASASpaceflight · 18 Aug 2025 Blue Origin has revealed its concept for a Mars Telecommunications Orbiter (MTO), entering a burgeoning…
- Blue Origin, Relativity Space, Stoke Space, and more all completing major upgrades at Cape Canaveral NASASpaceflight · 18 Jul 2025 Numerous upgrades have been observed during NSF’s recent flyover, as efforts continue to bring upgraded…
- Blue Origin launches third New Shepard mission within three months SpaceNews · 29 Jun 2025 Blue Origin launched its third crewed suborbital flight in under three months June 29, flying a group that included a married couple and a lawyer in legal trouble.