Blue Origin Wins First NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1 Task Order

Caption: A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket on the launch pad at LC-36 ahead of the NG-3 mission, April 13, 2026. Credit: Blue Origin

A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket on the launchpad at LC-36 ahead of the NG-3 mission on April 13.

Credit: Blue Origin
The U.S. Space Force has tapped Blue Origin to support a National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) launch as early as late 2027, the service announced May 29. The task order was awarded on May 28 under the service’s National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 1 program, and the Space Force did not...
Vivienne Machi

Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Los Angeles.

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