Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket flies its second mission, NG-2, blasting off with NASA's ESCAPADE spacecrafts from Launch Complex 36 in Cape Canaveral on Wednesday, November 12.

The heavy-lift vehicle will carry NASA’s twin crafts on the first multi-satellite mission to study Mars’ magnetosphere, alongside a Viasat technology demonstration payload supporting NASA’s Communications Services Project.

The mission marks a major milestone for Blue Origin, showcasing New Glenn’s deep-space capabilities and an attempted booster recovery on a downrange platform.