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Blue Origin's rocket reuse achievement marred by upper stage failure
Blue Origin successfully reused a New Glenn rocket booster for the first time, but failed to deliver an AST SpaceMobile communications satellite to its intended orbit. The upper stage placed the BlueB
Blue Origin successfully reused a New Glenn rocket booster for the first time, but failed to deliver an AST SpaceMobile communications satellite to its intended orbit. The upper stage placed the BlueBird 7 satellite into a lower-than-planned orbit that was too low to sustain operations, forcing it to be deorbited. The booster successfully landed on a drone ship in the ocean about 10 minutes after liftoff, marking a major achievement in rocket reusability for Blue Origin.
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Source: Ars Technica | 2026-04-19