Blue Origin Eyes Aug. 15 For New Glenn Flight 2

: Blue Origin Launch of Blue Origin's first orbital-class rocket, New Glenn, occurred on Jan. 16.

The launch of Blue Origin's first orbital-class rocket, New Glenn, occurred on Jan. 16.

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Blue Origin is aiming to launch its second New Glenn rocket no earlier than Aug. 15, seven months after the booster’s successful debut. The company did not discuss the payload for New Glenn 2 (NG-2), which is expected to be a pair of small NASA Mars probes, known as the Escape and Plasma...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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