Blue Origin’s successful landing of its massive New Glenn rocket booster after the recent ESCAPADE Mars mission launch marks a pivotal moment in the commercial space race, offering a new, cost-effective alternative to SpaceX’s proven reusable rockets.

The company is now the second , after Elon Musk-led SpaceX, to successfully catch a rocket falling from space to be refurbished and reflown to space.

The New Glenn booster, standing over 320 feet tall and powered by seven advanced BE-4 engines, returned to a droneship named Jacklyn in the Atlantic Ocean just minutes after liftoff from Cape Canaveral on November 13, 2025.

pic.twitter.com/Q1LZUDNbnl — Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) November 13, 2025

This milestone landing showcases Blue Origin’s growing mastery of reusable rocket technology, a

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