Tag: Blue Origin

  • Blue Origin Captures Major Defense Contracts from SpaceX

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    How is Blue Origin competing with SpaceX for defense contracts? Blue Origin has secured $2.8 billion in Pentagon launch contracts over the past six months, directly challenging SpaceX’s dominance in the national security launch market. The company’s New Glenn rocket, which achieved operational status in late 2025, now offers launch services at $89 million per…

  • BlueBird 7 Satellite Lost After Blue Origin Launch Failure

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    What happened to AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7 satellite after the Blue Origin launch? AST SpaceMobile’s 693kg BlueBird 7 direct-to-device satellite will be deliberately deorbited after a Blue Origin New Glenn upper stage malfunction stranded it in the wrong orbit on April 18, 2026. The $150 million satellite—designed to provide cellular connectivity directly to standard smartphones—reached…

  • AST SpaceMobile BlueBird 7 Lost in New Glenn Upper Stage Failure

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    What happened to AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7 satellite? AST SpaceMobile has declared its BlueBird 7 satellite a total loss following an upper stage failure during Blue Origin’s New Glenn launch on April 19, 2026. The $50 million direct-to-device communications satellite was lost when the rocket’s upper stage experienced an anomaly during orbital insertion, despite Blue…

  • Blue Origin Advances New Glenn West Coast Launch Approval

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    What regulatory hurdles remain for Blue Origin’s West Coast operations? Blue Origin has advanced another step toward launching its New Glenn heavy-lift rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base, marking a critical milestone in the company’s strategy to capture polar and sun-synchronous orbit missions from the West Coast. The Federal Aviation Administration has progressed Blue Origin’s…

  • Blue Origin Gets Final Lease Step for New Glenn at Vandenberg

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    Will Blue Origin Launch New Glenn from California’s Vandenberg Base? The U.S. Space Force has approved final lease negotiations with Blue Origin for Space Launch Complex (SLC)-14 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, marking a critical step toward establishing West Coast heavy-lift launch capability for the New Glenn rocket. The decision positions Blue Origin to compete…

  • New Glenn Third Flight Tests Booster Reuse Strategy

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    Will New Glenn’s booster reuse strategy match SpaceX’s economics? Blue Origin’s New Glenn is preparing for its third orbital mission this week using a previously flown first-stage booster, marking a critical test of the company’s reusability strategy against SpaceX’s proven Falcon 9 economics. The mission represents Blue Origin’s first attempt at operational booster reuse, coming…