Blue Origin's New Glenn lofts NASA's ESCAPADE to Mars and lands reusable booster at sea

Blue Origin's New Glenn launched successfully, deploying NASA's twin ESCAPADE smallsats bound for Mars, and its NG‑2 first-stage booster returned and landed upright on the recovery ship Jacklyn about 370 miles off Florida — the second company after SpaceX to recover a reusable booster at sea.

Discovered 2025-11-13T13:29:27.714071-08:00 | 2025-11-13T13:29:27.714071-08:00

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  • The flight completed a dual objective: NASA's low‑cost ESCAPADE twin smallsats were sent toward Mars and the NG‑2 booster achieved an upright sea landing ~370 miles off Florida, marking only the second at‑sea reusable booster recovery after SpaceX; see the launch timing and mission context launched at 3:55 p.m. EST aboard New Glenn.

  • Successful at‑sea recovery validates Blue Origin's booster return architecture and the Jacklyn recovery concept after a major conversion program; background on the ship's redesign and lessons learned is here: Jacklyn conversion.

  • The mission clears operational and regulatory milestones for commercial deep‑space launch cadence and government customers — a context that included earlier requests for launch flexibility from the FAA as Blue Origin worked the ESCAPADE window: FAA exemption.

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