SMRTR TechJan 22, 2026TechCrunch

Blue Origin schedules third New Glenn launch for late February, but not to the moon

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Blue Origin plans to launch its New Glenn mega-rocket for the third time in late February, but switched from its originally planned lunar mission to carrying an AST SpaceMobile satellite to low-Earth orbit instead. This marks the second commercial payload for the rocket that spent a decade in development, using a reused booster stage recovered from November's launch.

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