Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Blue Origin's New Glenn booster rocket successfully launched its second-ever trip into space on Thursday to deploy two NASA satellites that are bound for Mars.
The unmanned New Glenn rocket successfully launched shortly after 4 p.m. EST from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Launch Complex 36, while carrying a payload of two satellites.
Following its initial separation, the booster rocket returned to Earth and landed on an autonomous vessel for further use.
The booster rocket reached a top speed of about 4,700 mph before its engines shut off ahead of the second-stage separation as its payload continued further into space.
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