FAA Halts Blue Origin’s New Glenn After Upper-Stage Mishap
TL;DR
The FAA grounded Blue Origin’s New Glenn following the NG-3 mission’s second-stage mishap, which prevented AST SpaceMobile’s satellite from reaching the intended orbit, triggering a safety investigation and a return-to-flight pause pending reviews by the FAA, NASA, the NTSB, and the U.S. Space Force.
- FAA grounds Blue Origin New Glenn after labeling mission a ‘mishap’ Orlando Sentinel
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- Blue Origin Rocket Stumbles on First Commercial Mission WSJ
- AST SpaceMobile shares drop after its satellite is placed in wrong orbit by Bezos' Blue Origin CNBC
- Blue Origin launches third New Glenn rocket, but payload ends up in wrong orbit Spaceflight Now
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