Pat Remias, Blue Origin’s vice president of space systems development, said Thursday that the company is confident in nailing the landing on the second flight of New Glenn. That launch, with NASA’s next set of Mars probes, is likely to occur no earlier than November from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.

NASA has invited new bids for its Moon mission after delays in SpaceX’s Starship development, Duffy said, citing growing competition from China.