Jeff Bezos’ rocket company Blue Origin is blaming a bad engine for a failed launch that left a satellite in the wrong orbit, dooming it

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket launch saw a successful booster reuse but deployed a customer's satellite into the wrong orbit.

The FAA is ​requiring Blue Origin to ⁠conduct a ⁠mishap ⁠investigation and ​will approve Blue Origin’s ​final ⁠report and any corrective actions before ⁠it can r

The FAA grounded Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket after it botched the release of a satellite following its successful launch two hours earlier.

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket launched for the third time since January 2025 on a mission from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Here are the best photos.

The reusable booster of the New Glenn rocket launched from ⁠Florida ⁠on Sunday by Jeff Bezos' company Blue Origin ⁠touched down successfully but the rocket failed to deploy the AST SpaceMobile communications satellite it was carrying into the ​correct orbit.

The company, founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, attempted to place a satellite from AST SpaceMobile using its New Glenn rocket but was unable to get it as far into orbit as intended. Blue Origin's chief executive Dave Limp said the failure was caused by a lack of "sufficient thrust" in an engine.

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket launched April 19 from Cape Canaveral, but its upper stage failed to deploy a satellite into the correct orbit.