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space-exploration1 month ago•78 min saved

Blue Origin completes first reuse of New Glenn booster with NG-3 launch and sea landing

Blue Origin successfully reused the first stage of its New Glenn rocket for the NG-3 mission, lofting AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7 satellite to low Earth orbit and then landing the reused booster on the Atlantic droneship Jacklyn — the first time a New Glenn first stage has flown again, aided by refurbished thermal protection and other reentry upgrades, signaling progress toward full orbital reusability as the company pursues multiple flights per booster.

via Space|

#blue-origin #bluebird-7 #booster-reuse

technology1 month ago•3 min saved

Blue Origin Eyes Third New Glenn Launch to Deploy AST SpaceMobile Satellites

Blue Origin targets April 19 for NG-3, its third New Glenn flight from Cape Canaveral, to deploy AST SpaceMobile broadband satellites and attempt to reuse the 188-foot first-stage booster, marking a step in its bid to rival SpaceX and expand its low-Earth orbit network; livestream coverage starts about 30 minutes before liftoff.

via USA Today|

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technology2 months ago•18 min saved

SpaceX Pulls Off Cross-Country Falcon 9 Doubleheader, Lands Both Boosters

SpaceX executed a cross-country doubleheader Sunday, launching two Falcon 9 rockets to deploy a total of 54 Starlink satellites (25 on the California mission from Vandenberg and 29 on the Florida mission from Cape Canaveral). The west coast first stage, supporting Starlink 17-23, completed its 20th flight and landed on the drone ship Of Course I Still Love You, while the east coast booster, on its 26th flight, landed on Just Read the Instructions after deploying the 29 satellites, signaling further cadence and booster reuse as SpaceX expands its Starlink network.

via Not a Tesla App|

#booster-reuse #falcon-9 #rocket-landing

space2 years ago•2 min saved

SpaceX Sets New Record with 50th Starlink Launch and Booster Reuse

SpaceX launched its 67th rocket of the year, marking the first time it has reused a Falcon 9 first stage 17 times. The company believes the rockets can achieve at least 20 flights, while maintaining a 100 percent success rate across the Falcon 9 rocket's last 228 launches. SpaceX has also adopted a minimalist broadcast approach for Starlink launches, providing only a video feed with minimal audio from the launch control center. Additionally, SpaceX now exclusively streams its webcasts on X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, instead of YouTube.

via Ars Technica|

#booster-reuse #falcon-9 #rocket-launch