Blue Origin targets mid-October for New Glenns inaugural flight and launch of NASAs Escapade Mars mission

Blue Origin targets mid-October for New Glenns inaugural flight and launch of NASAs Escapade Mars mission- Blue Origin’s New Glenn heavy-lift rocket and its Mars-bound NASA payload now have a tentative launch date. The company said on Friday that the inaugural flight will take place no earlier than October 13, carrying two probes built by Rocket Lab to help NASA study the effects of solar wind on Mars’ atmosphere. This will be the first time New Glenn flies after years of delays in its development, and the date cuts well into the window of opportunity for travel to Mars, which occurs roughly every two years based on the planetary alignments. That launch period opens on September 29 and extends…

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