Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket just launched NASA’s twin ESCAPADE orbiters—Blue and Gold—heading to Mars to crack the mystery of what killed its atmosphere and maybe life itself. Plus, they stuck the booster landing like a boss, proving space travel is getting way more real (and affordable) just as we plan to move there. Studying a dead planet while dreaming of colonizing it? That’s the kind of cosmic irony that keeps you up at night.