The blue origin will make another attempt to open its Glenn Megarlockets for the Glenn Megaretret-hosting Escapade Mars Mars-on Thursday afternoon.
After scrubbing the initial launch due to bad weather and a wayward cruise ship on Sunday, Blue Origin stood down from its second attempt on Wednesday due to a severe geomagnetic storm. Although the intensity of the storm is weakening, NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center expects it to last through the weekend, and there is still a chance for severe conditions on Thursday.
Our second presentation of Glenn can be seen from those in the regions below. Here’s when and where to look at the sky! pic.twitter.com/bkitu3x1bk
– Blue Origin (@blueorigin) November 13, 2025
It is surprising that the origin of the blue is willing to give the introduction of another one before the local climate is cleared. There are huge risks associated with launching a rocket during a geomagnetic storm, and blue can’t afford mishaps. During the test flight, the new Flenn will launch Twin’s Ascape in Nasa’s $80 million Twin journey to the red planet, so both the company and NASA are riding high on this project.
The new One Glenn is set to lift off from Launch Compleval 36 at the Cape Coral Space Station in Florida. The launch window opens at 2:57 PM and closes at 4:25 PM ET. Blue origin will start Livestreaming the event about 20 minutes before the lift, and you can watch here.
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You can also catch the third Partylem Livestream launch below.
It’s a risky business
The ongoing geomagnetic storm began on Tuesday evening with the arrival of two positions of coronal mass ejections, large explosions of plasma and magnetic energy from the surface of the sun. This caused a major disturbance in the rise of the earth’s surface – a geomagnetic storm – which was preceded by the arrival of the third, large CNME on Wednesday.
Geomagnetic storms can increase the chances of aurora in the near-southern regions and disrupt power systems, radio communications and spacecraft operations. That means there is a risk of interference with Glenn’s new systems and navigation during today’s test flight. These storms also heat the upper atmosphere, which can increase drag and change ascent conditions.
That said, the original blue apparently believes that the risk is small enough to warrant another attempt to launch today. The first operators will continue to check the local weather during the lead time. If it looks like problems may arise, they can still kick in at the last minute.
Third time’s the charm?
If the new Flenn manages to land on the ground today, the rocket will send Escapade possibly shortly after the separation of the stage. The twin spacecraft will begin an 11-month flight to Mars, where it will investigate how the solar wind interacts with Mars’ watery environment and how this drives the planet’s atmosphere, according to the planet.
At the station pic.twitter.com/w45tqzuw
– Jeff Bezos (@Jeffbezos) November 13, 2025
The blue origin will also try to retrieve the booster with a soft landing at the pole named Jacklyn, located in the Atlantic Ocean. The company once tried this with the first new Glenn Booster, but failed to properly recall its 4 reburn engines.
Booster Recovery Recovery is a critical milestone for the new Glenn, as deep space work is deployed. If the original blue can achieve both of these goals today, it will put the new glenn on the map as strong competition for NASA Science missions and national defense contracts. If things go well, the company risks putting a big dent in its relationship with NASA. Hopefully, the third time is the charm.
