New Glenn Launches NASA’s ESCAPADE to Mars, Nails First Sea Landing (Nov. 13, 2025)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — November 13, 2025. Blue Origin’s heavy‑lift New Glenn rocket roared off Space Launch Complex 36 at 3:55 p.m. EST, sending NASA’s twin ESCAPADE spacecraft on the first leg of a long cruise to Mars—and then stuck the vehicle’s first-ever booster landing at sea. The on‑time liftoff followed a string of weather and space‑weather delays earlier in the week. AP News+3NASA Science+3The Washington Post+3 Minutes after stage separation, the 320‑foot‑class launcher’s first stage—nicknamed “Never Tell Me the Odds”—descended to a pinpoint touchdown on Blue Origin’s autonomous landing ship Jacklyn in the Atlantic. The recovery marks a pivotal
