As part of the Mars exploration mission, a rocket from Blue Origin has been successfully launched 0 4

In addition, the first stage of the rocket, designed for reuse, successfully returned to Earth.

The 98-meter rocket, named after the first American astronaut in orbit around Earth, John Glenn, was launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida, as evidenced by images published by Blue Origin.

The launch had previously been postponed twice due to adverse weather conditions and concerns about the potential impact of a powerful magnetic storm.

The American space agency NASA reported that the dual spacecraft Escapade will spend approximately a year in low Earth orbit before heading to Mars in November 2026. The spacecraft could reach the Red Planet in September 2027 and begin its scientific mission in 2028.

Through this mission, NASA plans to study the atmosphere of Mars, in particular.

The two-stage New Glenn rocket has been in development for over ten years. Its stages are stacked one on top of the other and are activated sequentially during the flight through Earth's atmosphere.

It is expected that after separation, the first stage of the New Glenn rocket will return to Earth and perform a vertical landing so that it can be reused for at least 25 launches.

The launch of New Glenn was initially scheduled for 2020 but was repeatedly postponed. The flight eventually took place in January of this year. Although the rocket successfully reached orbit, the return of the first stage was not successful at that time.

Blue Origin aims to compete with Elon Musk's SpaceX, whose rockets are also designed for partial or full reuse, significantly reducing launch costs and the amount of waste produced.