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Robert Wall
April 19, 2026
Blue Origin for the first time flew a refurbished first-stage New Glenn booster on its NG-3 mission. Credit: Blue Origin
Blue Origin completed the first New Glenn launch using a recycled first-stage booster in a mission with mixed results after it placed the AST SpaceMobile BlueBird satellite into an “off-nominal” orbit. The NG-3 launcher lifted off from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS)…
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