Blue Origin Plans Second Launch Of New Glenn Mega-rocket On November 9

Jeff Bezos’ abstraction institution Blue Origin is yet fresh to effort a 2nd motorboat of its ace heavy-lift rocket New Glenn. The institution announced connected Wednesday that it will effort nan motorboat arsenic early arsenic Sunday, November 9, from Launch Complex 36 successful Cape Canaveral, Florida.

New Glenn’s first formation took spot backmost successful January, and it was mostly successful. The rocket’s 2nd shape made it into orbit, but nan first shape exploded connected its return to Earth earlier Blue Origin could effort to onshore it connected a drone vessel successful nan ocean.

Earlier this year, nan institution said it would effort to motorboat New Glenn for a 2nd clip successful “late spring.” That timeline slipped a fewer times, though. Blue Origin is being other observant pinch nan 2nd motorboat successful portion because it will beryllium carrying cargo connected behalf of paying customers this time. The main cargo is NASA’s copy ESCAPADE spacecraft, which are headed to Mars. A Viasat tech demonstrator will besides beryllium connected board.