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Blue Origin identifies engine issue behind New Glenn explosion

August 6, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The Aug. 5 update from Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp offered the first explanation for what caused the company’s 98-meter-tall (320 ft.) to explode at the pad on May 28.

Blue Origin outlines return to flight logistics for its New Glenn rockets

June 30, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The explosion of a New Glenn rocket on May 28 is still under investigation. The company said it’s moving to a hybrid horizontal-vertical integration for its rockets moving forward.

Preview: NASA to unveil Artemis 3 crew, provide updates on mission

June 9, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The mission will be a low Earth orbit rendezvous between the Orion spacecraft and one or both of the Human Landing System landers: Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Mark 2 and SpaceX’s Starship.

NASA head urges new launcher for Blue Origin’s moon landers to meet Artemis mission deadlines

June 4, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The change was confirmed by the agency a week after a New Glenn testing explosion destroyed the rocket and damaged Launch Complex 36.

Blue Origin vows to resume New Glenn flights by year’s end

June 3, 2026 William Harwood

Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp, in an overnight post on the social media platform X, said propellant tanks at launch pad 36 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station made it through the blast in good shape, as did a nearby processing hangar. The main support gantry, while damaged, can be repaired in place.

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explodes during prelaunch testing at Cape Canaveral

May 29, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The explosion happened at 9 p.m. EDT (0100 UTC) during a static fire test of the rocket at Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Blue Origin was slated to launch a mission for Amazon Leo as soon as June 4.

NASA outlines nearly $1 billion investment into initial Moon Base missions

May 27, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

NASA’s vision for a sprawling Moon Base will cover “hundreds of square miles” to cover the multitudes of various sites that the agency wants to explore.

Third flight of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket to feature 1st reuse of booster

April 19, 2026 Spaceflight Now

Blue Origin plans to launch its third New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral Sunday during a two-hour window that opens at 6:45 a.m. EDT (1045 UTC). It will carry AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7 satellite to provide direct to cell phone services from space.

Blue Origin hot fires its first previously flown booster, prepares for weekend launch

April 16, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The engine test, called a static fire, saw the company ignite all seven of its BE-4 engines for less than half a minute. Local maritime and aviation hazards suggest a launch could happen as soon as Sunday, April 19.

Blue Origin one step closer to launching New Glenn from Vandenberg Space Force Base

April 15, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The U.S. Space Force said that it down-selected the company owned by Jeff Bezos to potentially develop a new launch site in California.