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Blue Origin successfully reused its New Glenn rocket
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But it failed to deliver its space-based cell tower payload.
Key facts
- Today’s launch of AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7 satellite aboard Blue Origin’s reusable New Glenn rocket was a partial success
- The New Glenn touched down on its landing pad without incident, making it the second launch and landing for the first stage booster, and officially giving Jeff Bezos a reusable launch vehicle
- But it failed to deliver its space-based cell tower payload
- Bezos, for his part, posted a video of the landing on X without comment
Summary
Today’s launch of AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7 satellite aboard Blue Origin’s reusable New Glenn rocket was a partial success. While the satellite separated from the launch vehicle and powered on, the altitude is too low to sustain operations with its on-board thruster technology and will de-orbited. Bezos, for his part, posted a video of the landing on X without comment. Cheap stuff that doesn’t suck, take 3.