New Glenn
Reusable heavy-lift rocket launched from LC-36 at Cape Canaveral. A static-fire explosion in May 2026 destroyed a booster and damaged the pad.
Timeline
NG-1 reaches orbit with Blue Ring PathfinderAJan 2025
NG-2 launches ESCAPADE, first booster landingBNov 2025
NG-3 launches BlueBird 7, upper stage underperformsCApr 2026
Static-fire explosion damages LC-36DMay 2026
Return to flightEEnd of 2026
Blue Moon MK1 "Endurance" launches to the MoonFEarly 2027
A Jan 2025 NG-1 reaches orbit with Blue Ring Pathfinder
B Nov 2025 NG-2 launches ESCAPADE, first booster landing
C Apr 2026 NG-3 launches BlueBird 7, upper stage underperforms
D May 2026 Static-fire explosion damages LC-36
E End of 2026 Return to flightIN PROGRESS
F Early 2027 Blue Moon MK1 "Endurance" launches to the Moon
In the News
Blue Origin plans a second New Glenn pad while it repairs the firstAug 17, 2026