NG-2 Launch Update: Blue Origin Reschedules NASA’s ESCAPADE Twin Spacecraft Mission to Mars Due to Bad Weather Conditions
Blue Origin has postponed its NG-2 mission to November 12 due to bad weather and sea conditions. The launch is delayed under the ‘cumulus cloud rule’. The mission aims to send NASA’s ESCAPADE twin spacecraft to Mars, along with a Viasat technology demo for NASA’s Communications Services Project.
Blue Origin has announced that its NG-2 launch attempt will now take place on Wednesday, November 12, after bad weather and sea conditions forced a delay. The company confirmed the update in a post on X (formerly Twitter), and stated that the launch was scrubbed due to ”weather, specifically the cumulus cloud rule”. The decision was made to ensure safe launch conditions for the mission. The NG-2 mission will lift off from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. It will send NASA’s ESCAPADE twin spacecraft to Mars. The company said, “This launch will support ESCAPADE’s science objectives as the twin spacecraft progress on their journey to the Red Planet. Also onboard is a technology demonstration from Viasat in support of NASA’s Communications Services Project.” ISRO Announces Advanced Chandrayaan-2 Data Products To Boost Understanding of Moon’s Polar Regions.
NG-2 Launch Update
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…
— Blue Origin (@blueorigin) November 10, 2025
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