Blue Origin Sends Satellites to Mars, Lands Reusable Booster in 2nd Mission

Among the various cheers that came through the livestream, one group could be heard chanting ‘Next Stop Moon!’

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket stands on the pad of Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida ahead of its NG-2 mission on Nov. 13, 2025. Courtesy of Blue Origin

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Nov. 13, sending NASA’s latest unmanned mission to Mars and successfully landing its reusable booster back on Earth.

Taking off from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station for only the second time, and less than 35 minutes later, it deployed two satellites on their multi-year mission to the Red Planet.