Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket Is Grounded After Launching Satellite Into the Wrong Orbit

Blue Origin's New Rocket Grounded After Launching Satellite Into Wrong Orbit

Launches of the huge New Glenn rocket are grounded until Blue Origin and the Federal Aviation Administration complete their investigation.

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket is grounded after launching satellite into the wrong orbit

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Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket is grounded after launching satellite into wrong orbit

Jeff Bezos' rocket company Blue Origin is blaming a bad engine for a failed launch that left a satellite in the wrong orbit, dooming it

Third New Glenn launch suffers upper stage malfunction

Blue Origin’s New Glenn suffered a malfunction of its second stage on the rocket’s third flight April 19, stranding its payload in an “off-nominal” orbit. The post Third New Glenn launch suffers upper stage malfunction appeared first on SpaceNews.

Blue Origin Reuses New Glenn Booster for First Time in Historic Launch

Blue Origin successfully reused a New Glenn booster for the first time, marking a milestone in reusable rockets. However, a second-stage issue led to the loss of a satellite, highlighting challenges in achieving full mission reliability.

Blue Origin Launches and Recovers Booster, Orbit of AST Space Mobile Satellite Too Low. BB7 Lost

Blue Origin’s New Glenn NG-3 mission launched successfully this morning (April 19, 2026) from Cape Canaveral, carrying AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7 (Block 2 FM2) satellite. After the launch and booster recover, the mission continued for 90 minutes or so. UPDATE – ASTS admits the satellite is too low and cannot be saved. Planned second-stage profile ...