WASHINGTON, April 21 — The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it is requiring Blue Origin to conduct a “mishap investigation” after the space company’s New Glenn...
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.. for nowThis screen grab taken from a Blue Origin broadcast shows Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket lifting off from Launch Complex 36 at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida, on April 19, 2026. — Blue Origin handout pic via AFP! Plus, enjoy an additional FREE RM10 when you sign up using code VERSAMM10 with a min. cash-in of RM100 today. T&Cs apply.WASHINGTON, April 21 — The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it is requiring Blue Origin to conduct a “mishap investigation” after the space company’s New Glenn rocket failed to deliver a communications satellite into the correct orbit. On Sunday, the space company owned by Jeff Bezos successfully reused and recovered a booster for its New Glenn rocket, but the uncrewed mission did not deliver the satellite from the company AST SpaceMobile. The FAA said in a statement to AFP that “a return to flight of the New Glenn vehicle is based on the FAA determining that any system, process, or procedure related to the mishap does not affect public safety,” adding that Blue Origin would lead the probe with FAA oversight. Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp said in a statement posted to social media that “early data suggest that on our second GS2 burn, one of the BE-3U engines didn’t produce sufficient thrust to reach our target orbit.” “While we are pleased with the nominal booster recovery, we clearly didn’t deliver the mission our customer wanted, and our team expects,” Limp said, adding that the company aims to “implement the improvements needed to quickly return to flight operations.” The New Glenn rocket, standing at 98 metres tall, lifted off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral with its reused booster at about 7.25am on Sunday carrying the satellite. After liftoff, the rocket’s two stages separated, with the upper stage continuing its journey carrying the satellite into space. Its booster successfully landed on a floating platform in the Atlantic Ocean about nine minutes and 30 seconds after takeoff.AST SpaceMobile, which is working to develop a space-based cellular broadband network, said in a statement that “the altitude is too low to sustain operations.” “The cost of the satellite is expected to be recovered under the company’s insurance policy,” it said. The New Glenn rocket is at the heart of Bezos’s space ambitions as he competes with SpaceX, the rival company owned by fellow billionaire Elon Musk.
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