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April 21, 2026

Wrong orbit for Blue Origin rocket

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — 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.

The New Glenn rocket blasted off from Florida on Sunday. The recycled first-stage booster performed well, landing on an ocean barge several minutes into the flight. But the upper stage was unable to put the AST SpaceMobile satellite into a high enough orbit.


 
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