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A: Yo, Sakura! Guess what happened today?
B: Not much, just work and stuff. What's up?

A: Check this out! Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin landed their New Glenn mega-rocket's booster on a drone ship in the Atlantic!
B: No way! That's awesome! Who did it before them?

A: SpaceX, led by Elon Musk. It's a big deal because this makes it possible to send larger payloads to space, Moon, and beyond.
B: Wow, that's incredible! But what about the rocket's first flight in January?

A: They tried to bring the booster back on the rocket then, but it exploded before landing. This time, though, they succeeded!
B: That's amazing! What kind of payload was it carrying this time?

A: The upper stage is carrying twin spacecraft for NASA that will study Mars' atmosphere later today. Cool, right?
B: Definitely! Keep me updated on how it goes, I can't wait to see what they find out about Mars.
Summary
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin and Elon Musk's SpaceX successfully landed mega-rockets' boosters following separate attempts. Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket, carrying NASA twin Mars atmosphere study spacecraft, made a successful landing on a drone ship in the Atlantic. SpaceX tried to achieve similar
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URL: https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/13/blue-origin-lands-new-glenn-rocket-booster-on-second-try/#conversation

Date: Nov. 14, 2025

Notes: 2025-11-14

Created: 2025/11/14 06:42

Updated: 2025/12/07 22:10

Last Read: 2025/11/14 07:19