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Sunday, November 09, 2025
Blue Origin is preparing to launch its massive New Glenn rocket on just its second spaceflight in 2025 from Florida on a mission to Mars. Named in honor of NASA astronaut John Glenn, New Glenn is a powerful two-stage heavy-lift launch vehicle that billionaire Jeff Bezos' spaceflight company is manufacturing for orbital missions. |
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More Alternate links: Google News | Twitter So far, though, the 322-foot-tall spacecraft has only managed to get off the ground once, with its maiden flight occurring in January. While the upper stage reached orbit in the debut, the booster itself failed to land as planned on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean, and was instead lost during the descent. Comments
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