More pieces are coming together for the first-ever flight of Blue Origin’s huge New Glenn rocket.
That mission, scheduled to lift off on Oct. 13, will send NASA’s twin ESCAPADE probes toward Mars from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. It will also include a landing attempt by New Glenn‘s first stage on a droneship named “Jacklyn,” which just arrived at nearby Port Canaveral to prep for the big day.
“Welcome home, Jacklyn. This sea-based landing platform is where New Glenn’s reusable booster will return home again and again after each mission to quickly refurbish for its next flight,” Blue Origin said today (Sept. 4) in a post on X, which included a video and photo of the droneship.
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