Blue Origin Rocket Grounded
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AST SpaceMobile says its BlueBird 7 satellite will be deorbited after Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket placed the spacecraft into an orbit that was too low, marring a mission that saw the launch service provider for the first time fly a recycled first-stage on its flagship launcher.
Blue Origin’s flagship New Glenn rocket launched to space on its third flight, reusing a booster for the first time but failing to correctly place the satellite it was carrying into its intended orbit.
“Basically, the Artemis II mission was such a wild success that now it’s sort of in the hands of the contractors — Blue Origin and SpaceX — to be ready for NASA’s next mission,” Platt said. The launch window for Blue Origin’s BlueBird will open at 6:45 a.m. Sunday and will last for two hours.