Blue Origin successfully reused its New Glenn rocket

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Blue Origin successfully reused its New Glenn rocket
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - APRIL 19: A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket carrying an AST SpaceMobile Bluebird 7 satellite launches from pad 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on April 19, 2026 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The rocket will carry the second satellite in the AST SpaceMobile next-generation satellite constellation to low Earth orbit. The satellite is designed to support space-based cellular broadband for mobile phones. This is the third launch of a New Glenn rocket. (Photo by Paul Hennesy/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Liftoff. | Anadolu via Getty Images

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. Unfortunately for AST SpaceMobile, the mission was less successful. Its cell-tower-in-space was delivered to a lower orbit than expected by the second stage of the launch vehicle, rendering it functionally useless.

In a statement, the company said:

While the satellite separated from the launch vehicle and powered on, the alt …

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