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Blue Origin

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Kent, WAhoo.be/blueoriginJoined January 2011

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NG-2 Update: New Glenn is ready to launch. However, due to highly elevated solar activity and its potential effects on the ESCAPADE spacecraft, NASA is postponing launch until space weather conditions improve. We are currently assessing opportunities to establish our next launch

This Veterans Day, we honor the service and sacrifice of our nation’s veterans. Erik Henriksen, a U.S. Air Force Veteran, leads New Shepard friction stir welding, shaping human spaceflight for the next generation. We’re honored to have him and more than 1,000 veterans on Team

Looking forward to a lot more blue diamonds!

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Tory Bruno

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Nov 11

Thanks ⁦@blueorigin⁩ . We’ll put these BE4s to good use.

NG-2 Launch Update: Our next launch attempt is no earlier than Wednesday, November 12, due to forecasted weather and sea state conditions. We worked with the FAA and range to select a launch window from 2:50 PM – 4:17 PM EST / 19:50 – 21:17 UTC. The live webcast starts at T-20

Today’s NG-2 launch is scrubbed due to weather, specifically the cumulus cloud rule. We’re reviewing opportunities for our next launch attempt based on forecasted weather.

New Glenn’s new T-0 is 4:12 PM EST / 21:12 UTC.

Weather is now clear. However, the launch team is looking into an issue with our ground support equipment at the pad.

Entering a hold to allow more time for the weather to clear. New T-0 forthcoming.

Launch Director Megan Lewis has instructed the team to reset the clock with a new T-0 of 3:18 PM EST / 20:18 UTC to allow for weather to clear for launch.

LIVE NOW: Tune in to watch the NG-2 webcast!

Blue Origin

@blueorigin

New Glenn Mission NG-2 Webcast

New Glenn is fueled for its second mission carrying

@NASA

’s ESCAPADE and a technology demonstration for

@Viasat

in support of

@NASASpaceOps

’ Communications Services Project.

New Glenn propellant loading is underway.

A white rocket labeled New Glenn and Blue Origin stands vertically on a launch pad, flanked by two yellow support towers on either side. The sky is clear and blue. An American flag is visible on the structure near the rocket base. The rocket has Blue Origin branding and text reading First to a Second Home on its side.

Today’s New Glenn launch window opens at 2:45 p.m. ET / 19:45 UTC. Join us here for the webcast hosted by Ariane Cornell and Tabitha Lipkin, beginning 45 minutes before launch!

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Our NG-2 launch window opens tomorrow. Thank you, NASA and Team Blue, for getting us here.

Two tall white rockets stand vertically on launch pads in a flat open area at night with a dark sky and faint sunset glow on the horizon. Bright white spotlights beam upward from the ground highlighting the rockets and surrounding structures including support towers and equipment. The scene includes additional ground support vehicles and fencing in the foreground under a clear atmosphere.

Our second New Glenn launch may be visible to those in the regions below, depending on weather conditions. Here’s when and where to look to the skies!

Map of the eastern United States with a curved blue flight trajectory line extending eastward over the Atlantic Ocean marked by numbered points indicating visibility zones at 60 90 120 and 240 seconds after launch surrounded by concentric blue circles representing distance ranges.

The path to New Glenn booster recovery

Infographic with blue background showing the New Glenn booster recovery process. Top section displays the booster in flight above ocean. Middle left illustrates the booster landing on a support vessel with legs extended. Middle right depicts a crane lifting the booster from the vessel onto a transport ship. Bottom sections explain steps: 1. Deployment of four days prior from Port Canaveral. 2. Support vessel tracks booster even in rough weather. 3. Stage transfer to refurbishment facility. Text overlays describe each phase including vessel operations and refurbishment.

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NG-2 is vertical at LC-36. One step closer to Mars!

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.

We have been working closely with the FAA to ensure that New Glenn's upcoming launch of the ESCAPADE Mission to Mars can proceed. We will continue to work with the FAA to maintain the safety and efficiency of the National Airspace System.

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