Blue Origin New Glenn

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The Blue Origin New Glenn’s AST SpaceMobile deployment mishap has ramifications beyond the satellite services provider.

Blue Origin says initial data suggests one of two BE-3U upper-stage engines did not deliver sufficient thrust to dispatch the AST SpaceMobile BlueBird 7 satellite to its intended orbit.

AST SpaceMobile says it will need to deorbit BlueBird 7 after Blue Origin placed the satellite in an “off-nominal” orbit following its launch on a New Glenn rocket.

Blue Origin will attempt to launch its third New Glenn rocket between 6:45 a.m. and 8:45 a.m. EDT April 19 from Cape Canaveral SFS, the company says.

The U.S. Space Force has picked Blue Origin to advance in discussions to lease Space Launch Complex-14 at Vandenberg SFB, California, for vertical launch operations.

Blue Origin is working toward an April 16 launch of its New Glenn rocket, which will carry AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7 satellite into low Earth orbit.

AST SpaceMobile says it should see sales reach around $1 billion as it scales up its direct-to-device satellite communications constellation.

Outgoing United Launch Alliance President and CEO Tory Bruno will join Blue Origin as its new president of national security.

The Eastern Range marked its 100th launch of year on Nov. 20, an unprecedented milestone.

Blue Origin became the second company to nail the landing of an orbital-class booster.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Blue Origin has unveiled a series of upgrades that will roll out beginning with Flight 3 in early 2026.

Ten months after its inaugural flight, a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral SFS Nov. 13.

Blue Origin, on Nov. 13, will once more try to launch the New Glenn rocket for a second time, after two prior delays.

Launch of NASA’s twin Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers spacecraft has been delayed by geomagnetic storms.

Blue Origin is targeting 2:45 p.m. EST Nov. 9 for the second launch of its New Glenn rocket, with an eye on repeating the booster’s successful debut in January.

Blue Origin fired up the seven engines on its New Glenn rocket late Oct. 30, clearing one of the last milestones ahead of the company's second orbital launch.

A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket has reached its Cape Canaveral SFS launchpad in preparation for a static hot-fire ahead of the company's second orbital launch.

The U.S. Space Force has assigned five future missions to SpaceX and two missions to United Launch Alliance (ULA).

Blue Origin has delayed plans for its New Glenn rocket to return to the launchpad.

Launch service providers are promising higher flight cadences—again.

Amazon is preparing its fifth batch of Kuiper broadband satellites for launch next week.

After 25 travel plan changes, the Escapade spacecraft are being prepared for a fall liftoff.

Blue Origin has delayed the opening of the launch window for its second New Glenn rocket to no earlier than Sept. 29.