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New Glenn

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Blue Origin's heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle. Two flights, two orbital successes. NG-2 booster landing made Blue Origin only the second entity to recover an orbital-class booster. NSSL Phase 3 certification in progress. Blue Moon Mk1 lunar lander launch planned for 2026.

Mission Manifest

3 missions
ESCAPADE Mars Orbit Insertion
Unknown

NASA ESCAPADE twin spacecraft arrive at Mars to study magnetosphere and atmospheric loss. Launched on NG-2 Nov 2025. Will begin Mars transit fall 2026 when planetary alignment is favorable. First Mars mission on New Glenn.

Sep 2027 NASA
New Glenn NG-1
Partial

Maiden flight of New Glenn, Jan 16 2025. Reached orbit and deployed Blue Ring Pathfinder (DarkSky-1). First stage booster failed to land on recovery ship Jacklyn. Partial success — primary orbital mission achieved.

Jan 16, 2025 Blue Origin
New Glenn NG-2 (ESCAPADE)
Success

Full mission success. Deployed NASA ESCAPADE twin spacecraft to MEO loiter orbit for Mars transit. First stage booster "Never Tell Me the Odds" landed on Jacklyn — making Blue Origin the second company ever to recover an orbital-class booster.

Nov 13, 2025 Blue Origin