Blue Origin successfully reused its New Glenn rocket

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A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket carrying an AST SpaceMobile Bluebird 7 outer launches from pad 36 astatine Cape Canaveral Space Force Station connected April 19, 2026 successful Cape Canaveral, Florida. The rocket volition transportation the 2nd outer successful the AST SpaceMobile next-generation outer constellation to debased Earth orbit. The outer is designed to enactment space-based cellular broadband for mobile phones. This is the 3rd motorboat of a New Glenn rocket. (Photo by Paul Hennesy/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Today's launch of AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird 7 outer aboard Blue Origin's reusable New Glenn rocket was a partial success. The New Glenn touched down connected its landing pad without incident, making it the second motorboat and landing for the archetypal signifier booster, and officially giving Jeff Bezos a reusable motorboat vehicle. Unfortunately for AST SpaceMobile, the ngo was little successful. Its cell-tower-in-space was delivered to a little orbit than expected by the 2nd signifier of the motorboat vehicle, rendering it functionally useless.

In a statement, the institution said:

While the outer separated from the motorboat conveyance and powered on, the alt …

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