Why This Launch Matters

[kevin1]

The upcoming flight is crucial for Blue Origin’s reusability milestone. New Glenn reached orbit in its first mission last January, but its booster exploded before landing.

This time, the company aims to successfully recover the booster — a key step toward competing with SpaceX’s Falcon 9.

It’s also New Glenn’s first commercial mission, carrying NASA’s ESCAPADE spacecraft to Mars and a Viasat tech demo.

[EmTeam]

Another scrub hurts confidence, but safety > schedule every time. 🧯

[alex10]

Beyond prestige — it’s about proving reusable heavy-lift systems are viable long term. 🪐