Would-be global cellular-from-space operator AST SpaceMobile says the massive explosion of a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket will not impact its launch plans in the short term. AST stated that none of its missions planned for the next few months are scheduled with Blue Origin. Its BlueBird #8–#10 satellites are currently planned to launch aboard […]

A detailed inspection of the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station which was damaged in an explosion of a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket on May 28th has been published. The explosion was the largest-ever in Cape Canaveral’s history and occurred during a test firing of the rocket’s engines. The explosion has alarmed […]

The explosion of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket on May 28th has caused extensive damaged to the launch pad which will set back future launches. There was also a fear that nearby boosters, stored at Blue Origin’s integration facility at the Kennedy Space Center were damaged. But Dave Limp, Blue Origin’s CEO, said on May […]

A Blue Origin rocket, named New Glenn #4, was lost during a static test firing of its engines while standing at Launch Complex 36 at the Kennedy Space Center. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos backs the Blue Origin projects. The explosion happened at about 9pm Florida time (01.00 UTC) on May 28th. The loss of the […]

Following the FAA giving permission for Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket to return to flight, the rocket is expected to potentially carry a batch of Amazon Leo satellites into orbit, likely on June 2nd subject to the usual weather and technical considerations. Blue Origin’s landing barge (Jacklyn LPV-1) was reportedly moved out from Port Canaveral […]

Jeff Bezos-backed Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket which failed to correctly place an AST SpaceMobile satellite into orbit, has been approved to resume flights by the Federal Aviation Administratiion (FAA) following a review of the problem. New Glenn #3 has received corrective measures having been implemented. “Prior to our [rocket’s] second burn, we experienced an […]

The Jeff Bezos-backed Blue Origin rocket company is reportedly seeking outside investment funding. Blue Origin, which has largely been dependent on revenue from tourism flights and is just starting commercial launches for the likes of AST SpaceMobile, is weighing up plans to invite outside investors, according to FT. Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp is said […]

US space agency NASA has objected to the FCC over Blue Origin’s ‘Project Sunrise’ application to deploy approximately 51,600 satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) at altitudes between 500 km and 1,800 km. While supporting commercial innovation, NASA emphasises that the constellation’s scale raises significant safety and sustainability concerns for its human spaceflight and science […]

Following the news that direct-to-device (D2D) LEO vendor AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7 satellite, launched on Blue Origin’s launch vehicle, failed to reach correct low-Earth orbit position and is in the process of being decommissioned; Ismail Patel, Senior Analyst in Enterprise Technology at GlobalData – the intelligence and productivity platform – has shared his views: “BB7 […]

Would-be global direct-to-consumer cellular supplier AST SpaceMobile lost its seventh BlueBird satellite on April 19th following a launch on a Jeff Bezos-backed rocket. The satellite was insured for $30 million (€25.5m), but that compensation will not help the very damaged reputation of AST (and the Bezos rocket company). AST’s shares fell more than 15 per […]