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Blue Origin proves New Glenn booster reuse, enters the reusable heavy-lift race

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Scaling constellation; BlueBird 7 in off-nominal orbit

Blue Origin flew a previously used New Glenn rocket booster for the first time on April 19, 2026, becoming only the second company ever to reuse an orbital-class rocket stage. The booster, named 'Never Tell Me the Odds,' first flew in November 2025 and landed successfully again on the drone ship Jacklyn roughly ten minutes after liftoff from Cape Canaveral. The milestone came on just the third flight of New Glenn, the heavy-lift rocket that Blue Origin spent over a decade developing.

Updated 3 hours ago