The Pro Series II™ Blue Origin New Glenn is ideal for advanced educational settings where students are ready to take on a more challenging build and explore higher performance rocketry. Its large diameter airframe and substantial finished size create a project that feels meaningful and rewarding from start to finish.
This expert level kit supports deeper learning through careful construction. Laser cut plywood fins provide strength and precision, while the larger airframe requires accurate alignment, encouraging planning, measurement, and attention to detail throughout the build process.
Pairs With the Mission Green Launch Unit Plan
The Pro Series II™ Blue Origin New Glenn pairs naturally with the Mission Green Launch Unit Plan, giving educators a powerful way to connect hands on rocketry with deeper classroom learning. Students explore the history of commercial aviation and spaceflight while comparing the Mercury-Atlas and New Glenn spacecraft, examining how engineering goals, materials, and propulsion systems have evolved over time.
Through this unit, students analyze real world design decisions and consider environmental impact alongside performance and scale. Using collaboration and problem solving skills, they apply what they learn to design and present a sustainable space travel solution for the year 2045, reinforcing both engineering concepts and forward thinking innovation.
By pairing this large scale rocket with the Mission Green Launch curriculum, educators can offer an engaging, real world flight experience that supports advanced aerospace learning and inspires students to think critically about the future of space exploration.
Advanced Construction for Skill Development
The New Glenn offers an opportunity for students to apply higher level building skills, including structural alignment and durable assembly techniques that support mid power flight.
This makes the kit well suited for experienced classrooms, rocketry clubs, and youth programs that want to move beyond entry level projects.
Large Scale Design for Engaging Demonstrations
At 1:100 scale and over 38 inches tall, the Pro Series II™ Blue Origin New Glenn is easy to see and track during flight, making it effective for group launches and instructional demonstrations.
Its size helps keep students engaged from launch through recovery, reinforcing concepts related to scale, stability, and flight dynamics.
29 mm Flight Performance for Advanced Programs
Designed for 29 mm engines, the New Glenn delivers powerful launches and smooth ascents to projected altitudes of up to 500 feet on the recommended F15-4 engine.
This performance level makes it appropriate for advanced rocketry units where students are ready to explore higher impulse motors and more complex flight profiles.
Controlled Parachute Recovery
A large 30 inch parachute provides controlled descent and reliable recovery, helping protect the rocket and allowing it to be flown multiple times.
Repeatable flights support ongoing learning, data collection, and skill reinforcement across multiple launch sessions.
