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New Glenn is upright on the pad and its engines are hot.
Second all-time high Blue originis powerful New Glen the rocket approaches as the launch vehicle undergoes final inspection at Launch Complex-36A (LC-36A), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The new Glenn will fly NASA’s twin ESCAPADE probes on an ambitious mission Marsand could start from November 9.
According to Blue Origin, the rocket was deployed to the LC-36A on October 28. publish Xand went vertical to the pad on Wednesday night (October 29). Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp released a video the same evening of the New Glenn Transporter Erector (TE) lifting the vehicle, saying a hot-fire test would be conducted once the TE was secured and the inspection was complete.
in 2025 October 30 Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket completes a hot-fire test at the Cape Canaveral Space Station. Credit: Blue Origin
That hot fire test took place on Thursday night (October 30). With the ignition depressed, New Glenn’s seven first-stage BE-4 engines ignited and performed as planned. Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos posted a video of the engine test that evening at X, followed shortly by Blue Origin’s own post announcing the milestone.
“All seven engines were rated for a 38-second test, including all seven engines operating at 100% thrust for 22 seconds,” Blue Origin X said.
NASA’s ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) probes were integrated into New Glenn earlier this month at Blue Origin’s Titusville, Florida, facility. The Rocket Laboratory– the twin spacecraft built will fly into orbit around Mars, where they will study the Red Planet’s magnetosphere and analyze how energetic solar wind particles interact with Martian atmosphere.
The duo was originally slated to fly during New Glenn’s first launch, which was scheduled for 2024. But NASA withdrew the probes from the mission because of concerns about relying on an unproven rocket to successfully launch them to Mars.
New Glenn is over debuted in January 2025during the test flight that successfully sent the Blue Ring version of Blue Origin’s spacecraft into orbit.
The $80 million ESCAPADE mission is critical to the second launch of New Glenn, which will be NASA’s first mission to Mars since Perseverance Rover launched in 2020 July and the first interplanetary launch of the new rocket.
NASA’s ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) mission consists of two identical probes to study the Martian atmosphere and magnetosphere. | Credits: NASA/Kim Shiflett
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Blue Origin will attempt to recover New Glenn’s first stage during the ESCAPADE launch by landing on a barge in the Atlantic Ocean. At nearly 189 feet (58 meters), the booster failed to land on its first launch.
Satellite communications company Viasat will conduct a technology demonstration as a secondary payload aboard New Glenn during the upcoming launch. This payload is a part NASA Communications Services Projectwhich is seeking commercial partnerships to develop networking capabilities for near-Earth satellites.
New Glenn is upright on the pad and its engines are hot.
Second all-time high Blue originis powerful New Glen the rocket approaches as the launch vehicle undergoes final inspection at Launch Complex-36A (LC-36A), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The new Glenn will fly NASA’s twin ESCAPADE probes on an ambitious mission Marsand could start from November 9.
According to Blue Origin, the rocket was deployed to the LC-36A on October 28. publish Xand went vertical to the pad on Wednesday night (October 29). Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp released a video the same evening of the New Glenn Transporter Erector (TE) lifting the vehicle, saying a hot-fire test would be conducted once the TE was secured and the inspection was complete.
in 2025 October 30 Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket completes a hot-fire test at the Cape Canaveral Space Station. Credit: Blue Origin
That hot fire test took place on Thursday night (October 30). When ignition was pressed, New Glenn’s seven first-stage BE-4 engines fired and performed as planned. Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos posted a video of the engine test that evening at X, followed shortly by Blue Origin’s own post announcing the milestone.
“All seven engines were rated for a 38-second test, including all seven engines operating at 100% thrust for 22 seconds,” Blue Origin X said.
NASA’s ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) probes were integrated into New Glenn earlier this month at Blue Origin’s Titusville, Florida, facility. The Rocket Laboratory– the twin spacecraft built will fly into orbit around Mars, where they will study the Red Planet’s magnetosphere and analyze how energetic solar wind particles interact with Martian atmosphere.
The duo was originally slated to fly during New Glenn’s first launch, which was scheduled for 2024. But NASA withdrew the probes from the mission because of concerns about relying on an unproven rocket to successfully launch them to Mars.
New Glenn is over debuted in January 2025during a test flight that successfully launched the Blue Ring version of Blue Origin’s spacecraft into orbit.
The $80 million ESCAPADE mission is critical to the second launch of New Glenn, which will be NASA’s first mission to Mars since Perseverance Rover launched in 2020 July and the first interplanetary launch of the new rocket.
NASA’s ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) mission consists of two identical probes to study the Martian atmosphere and magnetosphere. | Credits: NASA/Kim Shiflett
Related Stories:
— Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket into orbit on first flight (video)
NASA’s twin Mars probes will fly for the second time on Blue Origin’s massive New Glenn rocket
— Mars: Everything you need to know about the Red Planet
Blue Origin will attempt to recover New Glenn’s first stage during the ESCAPADE launch by landing on a barge in the Atlantic Ocean. At nearly 189 feet (58 meters), the booster failed to land on its first launch.
Satellite communications company Viasat will conduct a technology demonstration as a secondary payload aboard New Glenn during the upcoming launch. This payload is a part NASA Communications Services Projectwhich is seeking commercial partnerships to develop networking capabilities for near-Earth satellites.