Overview

• The first-stage booster, nicknamed “Never Tell Me the Odds,” was moved from Rocket Park to Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral on Oct. 8.
• NASA’s EscaPADE payload consists of twin spacecraft, Blue and Gold, built by Rocket Lab and delivered to Florida in September for final processing.
• Blue Origin has not announced a launch date for the NG-2 mission, though reporting indicates an early November window is likely.
• The FAA’s mishap report cited a first-stage engine restart failure on the maiden flight and will verify seven corrective actions before NG-2 can launch.
• Blue Origin says it intends to attempt a drone-ship recovery and, if successful, reuse the booster to fly the Blue Moon Mark 1 lunar lander as part of its broader role supporting Artemis missions.