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Blue Origin targets Nov. 9 New Glenn launch with NASA's twin ESCAPADE smallsats to Mars

Blue Origin is set to launch the second New Glenn no earlier than Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025, at 2:45 p.m. EST from Cape Canaveral, carrying NASA’s twin ESCAPADE smallsats on an interplanetary mission to study Mars’ interaction with the solar wind.

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Blue Origin sets Nov. 9 New Glenn launch for NASA's twin ESCAPADE Mars smallsats

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Blue Origin targets Nov. 9 New Glenn launch with NASA's twin ESCAPADE smallsats to Mars Blue Origin is set to launch the second New Glenn no earlier than Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025, at 2:45 p.m. EST from Cape Canaveral, carrying NASA’s twin ESCAPADE smallsats on an interplanetary mission to study Mars’ interaction with the solar wind.

2025-11-09T08:13:27.827783-08:00

Blue Origin targets Nov. 9 New Glenn launch with NASA's twin ESCAPADE smallsats to Mars

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Blue Origin CEO vows to 'move heaven and earth' to help NASA accelerate Moon return Blue Origin's CEO vowed the company will "move heaven and earth" to help NASA accelerate a return to the Moon, saying "we have some ideas that we think could accelerate the path to the Moon." The remarks frame an explicit offer of company support to speed lunar plans.

2025-11-08T14:51:50.407031-08:00

Blue Origin CEO vows to 'move heaven and earth' to help NASA accelerate Moon return

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Blue Origin seeks FAA exemption to clear New Glenn for NASA's low‑cost ESCAPADE Mars launch Blue Origin has asked the FAA for an exemption to secure additional launch opportunities and allow its New Glenn heavy‑lift rocket to proceed with NASA's ESCAPADE mission — a low‑cost Mars science effort developed with UC Berkeley — as it works with government partners to clear regulatory hurdles.

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Blue Origin seeks FAA exemption to clear New Glenn for NASA's low‑cost ESCAPADE Mars launch

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Leaked footage of 3I/ATLAS reignites debate over artificial origin as NASA activates Planetary Defence Network In July 2025 the ATLAS survey in Chile detected interstellar object 3I/ATLAS; recently leaked footage has reignited debate over whether it is a natural comet or an artificial object. NASA has activated its Planetary Defence Network and figures such as Avi Loeb warn of a potential 'black swan' risk.

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Leaked footage of 3I/ATLAS reignites debate over artificial origin as NASA activates Planetary Defence Network

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Cassini reanalysis finds polar heat on Enceladus, strengthening case for a long‑lived subsurface ocean A reanalysis of Cassini thermal data shows Saturn’s moon Enceladus is leaking heat from both poles — not just the south — and used temperature measurements to estimate ice‑shell thickness. The balanced heat flow supports a long‑lived subsurface ocean and raises the moon’s potential as an abode for life.

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Cassini reanalysis finds polar heat on Enceladus, strengthening case for a long‑lived subsurface ocean

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JWST makes first extragalactic detection of complex organic molecules around a star NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has for the first time detected complex organic molecules in the circumstellar environment of a star located in another galaxy, marking the first extragalactic identification of such compounds and extending JWST's spectroscopic reach beyond the Milky Way.

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JWST makes first extragalactic detection of complex organic molecules around a star

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NASA's ESCAPADE: Twin 'Blue' and 'Gold' smallsats to deliver first 3D stereo maps of Mars' upper atmosphere — launch NLT Nov. 9 NASA's ESCAPADE mission will launch no earlier than Nov. 9 from Cape Canaveral, sending twin, UC Berkeley‑managed smallsats dubbed Blue and Gold to Mars. Flying in formation, they'll produce the first stereo, 3D maps of the planet's magnetic fields, upper atmosphere and ionosphere to study atmospheric escape.

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NASA's ESCAPADE: Twin 'Blue' and 'Gold' smallsats to deliver first 3D stereo maps of Mars' upper atmosphere — launch NLT Nov. 9

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Blue Origin sets Nov. 9 New Glenn launch for NASA's twin ESCAPADE Mars smallsats Blue Origin's New Glenn is slated to launch no earlier than Nov. 9 from Cape Canaveral, carrying NASA's ESCAPADE "Blue" and "Gold" twin smallsats — the first dual‑satellite mission to another planet. A successful Oct. 30 static fire of New Glenn's seven BE‑4 engines cleared a key prelaunch check.

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Blue Origin sets Nov. 9 New Glenn launch for NASA's twin ESCAPADE Mars smallsats

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