New Glenn will take NASA satellites with it on its first flight
The first launch of a rocket is always a risk. Nevertheless, NASA is entrusting the New Glenn with two satellites for its first flight to Mars . Artist's impression of a New Glenn on the launch pad. Delays in development Payload for Jeff Bezos' rocket: On its first flight, the New Glenn rocket is intended to bring two satellites into space for the US space agency National Aeronautics And Space Administration (NASA). During its first launch, the rocket from the space company Blue Origin will transport the two satellites of the Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (Escapade) mission . NASA announced this at a meeting of the Human Exploration and Operations Committee, reported the US news outlet Space.com, which specializes in space topics. The risk is acceptable "We will very likely be the very first launch of New Glenn ," Bradley Smith, head of NASA's Launch Services Office, said in the meeting. The first launch of a rocket is risky