New Glen reuses booster and lands again, first non SpaceX to do this

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— Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) April 19, 2026

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NG-3 Update: We have confirmed payload separation.  AST SpaceMobile has confirmed the satellite has powered on. The payload was placed into an off-nominal orbit. We are currently assessing and will update when we have more detailed information.

— Blue Origin (@blueorigin) April 19, 2026

Oops. Launch failure.

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AST-Mobile Statement:

"During the New Glenn 3 mission, BlueBird 7 was placed into a lower than planned orbit by the upper stage of the launch vehicle. While the satellite separated from the launch vehicle and powered on, the altitude is too low to sustain operations with its…

— NSF - NASASpaceflight.com (@NASASpaceflight) April 19, 2026