Blue Origin has successfully launched Nasa’s highly anticipated Escapade mission to Mars, marking a historic night for the company and the future of multi-planetary exploration.

After multiple delays due to weather issues and a raging solar storm, the launch took place from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, with the powerful New Glenn rocket lifting off during its scheduled window and propelling the Mars-bound spacecraft into space.

This mission represents the second-ever flight of the massive 321-foot New Glenn vehicle and sets the stage for a new era in both robotic Mars science and commercial heavy-lift rockets.

LAUNCH! Blue Origin New Glenn launches on its second flight, carrying NASA's ESCAPADE mission from LC-36.

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