Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:08am on 14 Nov 2025,Friday Science
Blue Origin achieved a historic milestone, successfully launching its New Glenn rocket carrying NASA's twin Escapade spacecraft to Mars and landing its reusable first-stage booster for the first time. The 98-meter rocket lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral after four-day weather delays, deploying Mars orbiters Blue and Gold destined to arrive in 2027. Staff erupted in celebration as the booster landed upright on a platform 375 miles offshore in the Atlantic Ocean, a feat never accomplished before with such a large rocket by Jeff Bezos's company. The orbiters will study solar wind's interaction with Mars's magnetic environment and atmospheric escape. Elon Musk congratulated the achievement, intensifying the billionaire space race between Blue Origin and SpaceX.
