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New Glenn NG-2 ESCAPADE

Mars

Live coverage of Blue Origin's second New Glenn launch, NG-2, from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, carrying NASA's twin ESCAPADE spacecraft toward Mars along with a Viasat communications demonstration.

Key moments

  1. Introduction: New Glenn's second launch, carrying ESCAPADE to Mars

    Watch this moment · 0:09

  2. Escapade mission and LC-36 history introduced

    Watch this moment · 4:21

  3. Two objectives: deploy payload, land the booster

    Watch this moment · 5:54

  4. New Glenn size, stages and BE4 engines explained

    Watch this moment · 11:30

  5. Dr. Nikki Fox on ESCAPADE's firsts and the L2 loiter trajectory

    Watch this moment · 21:58

  6. Viasat HaloNet demonstration discussed during the hold

    Watch this moment · 41:15

  7. Weather hold: lightning launch criteria explained

    Watch this moment · 52:20

  8. Boats in the flight path; booster landing sequence explained

    Watch this moment · 1:24:00
Play video: New Glenn NG-2 Live: ESCAPADE to Mars and a Booster Landing Try, 2:29:30

Photo: U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Samuel Becker / Public domain

Key facts
VehicleNew Glenn
Mission nameNew Glenn NG-2 ESCAPADE
Launch siteLaunch Complex 36, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Crew size0

Videos about this mission

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  1. New Glenn NG-2 Live: ESCAPADE to Mars and a Booster Landing Try

    Everyday Astronaut
Play video: New Glenn NG-2 Live: ESCAPADE to Mars and a Booster Landing Try

New Glenn NG-2 Live: ESCAPADE to Mars and a Booster Landing Try

Everyday Astronaut

Duration 2:29:30

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Dates are when each video was first published on YouTube.

Sources: The facts and written text on this page come from the 1 video on this page, by Everyday Astronaut.

Related missions

Same vehicle: New Glenn

Same destination: Mars