New Glenn

Live coverage: Blue Origin to launch its Blue Ring pathfinder on inaugural flight of its New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral

Frost is seen coating the upper stage of Blue Origin’s fully fueled New Glenn rocket as the launch team worked to troubleshoot what was described as a subsystem issue that prevented the Jan. 13, 2025, launch attempt. Blue Origin later stated that the Monday morning scrub was “due to ice forming in a purge line …

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Live coverage: Blue Origin to launch inaugural New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket stands at Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station prior to the rocket’s inaugural flight on the NG-1 mission. Image: Blue Origin Blue Origin is preparing to step into a new chapter of rocketry, by debuting its first orbital class rocket, New Glenn. It will also attempt to …

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FAA grants commercial launch license to Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket

Blue Origin fuels its fully integrated New Glenn rocket on its third day of tanking testing in December. Image: Spaceflight Now Blue Origin is preparing to put on a display of fire and fury out at Launch Complex 36. The company is gearing up for a crucial hot fire test of its New Glenn rocket, …

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Blue Origin raises its first flight worthy New Glenn into launch position ahead of final testing

A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket stands at the pad at Launch Complex 36 (LC-36) ahead of the planned hot fire test schedule before its first launch. Image: Spaceflight Now Blue Origin took another step towards the inaugural launch of its New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. For the first time, the …

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AST SpaceMobile secures multi-launch agreements with Blue Origin, ISRO and SpaceX

An artist’s rendering of AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird satellites in low Earth orbit. Graphic: AST SpaceMobile A company aiming to bring cell service to unmodified smartphones using a satellite network announced Thursday it had secured its ability to reach low Earth orbit. During a third quarter earnings call, AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) revealed new launch agreements …

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Rocket Lab’s Mars-bound twin satellites – Blue and Gold – hit the road ahead for Blue Origin launch

The fully integrated EscaPADE satellites sit inside a clean room at Rocket Lab’s Space Systems Group facility in Long Beach, California. Image: Rocket Lab Rocket Lab is gearing up for its first mission to another planet. In the fall, two of its spacecraft will hitch a ride onboard a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket to …

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Amazon unveils plans for $120 million satellite processing facility for its internet constellation

A rendering of Amazon’s proposed satellite processing facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The 100,000-square-foot facility will be used to prepare satellites for its Project Kuiper internet constellation for launch aboard rockets from ULA and Blue Origin. On Friday, online retail giant amazon will join with members of Space Florida to reveal its plans for …

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