Welcome to Blue Origin, @torybruno. We share a deep belief in supporting our nation with the best technology we can build. Tory brings unmatched experience, and I’m confident he’ll accelerate our ability to deliver on that mission. Glad to have you with us.
What a way to close out 2025! Our astronauts and the @BlueOrigin team just completed a successful NS-37 launch. Another step toward making spaceflight accessible for everyone.
In the span of 8 days: ESCAPADE Launch, Booster Landing, Booster Return, Super Heavy Lift New Glenn announcement, Cislunar Transporter aerobrake video, Blue Ring integration, and now MK1 Flight Hardware image.
Best comms week in Blue Origin history.
New Glenn returns: Shortly after 8am Tuesday, the recently recovered Blue Origin New Glenn rocket returned to Port Canaveral atop the "Jacklyn" Landing Platform 1.
Good overview of the landing. We nominally target a few hundred feet away from Jacklyn to avoid a severe impact if engines fail to start or start slowly. We’ll incrementally reduce that conservatism over time. We are all excited and grateful for yesterday. Amazing performance by the team! Gradatim Ferociter.
The ESCAPADE twin spacecraft are now integrated with New Glenn. Proud to support @NASA as we prepare to deliver this mission to study Mars’ magnetosphere. Next step: close out inspections and rollout.
It’s official: We’re going to Mars! 🔴🚀🛰️
Our ESCAPADE mission with @NASA & @ucbssl will launch from Cape Canaveral no earlier than Sunday, November 9.
New Glenn’s second flight, launching ESCAPADE toward Mars, is coming up as soon as November 9!
Here’s a new photo from NG-1 earlier this year.
📸: @blueorigin
Love seeing New Glenn's seven BE-4 engines come alive! Congratulations to Team Blue on today's hotfire. We extended the hotfire duration this time to simulate the landing burn sequence by shutting down the non-gimballed engines after ramping down to 50 percent thrust, then shutting down the outboard gimballed engines while ramping the center engine to 80 percent thrust. This helps us understand fluid interactions between active and inactive engine feedlines during landing. Next, we will mate @NASA's ESCAPADE payload to the launch vehicle and enter final preparations for launch.