Blue Origin's rocket reuse achievement marred by upper stage failure

Ars Technica
By Stephen ClarkApr 19, 2026, 2:19 pm99 ptsTrending
The third flight of Blue Origin's heavy-lift New Glenn launcher began Sunday with the company's first successful reflight of an orbital-class booster, but ended with a setback for Jeff Bezos' flagship rocket, a key element in NASA's Artemis lunar program. The 321-foot-tall (98-meter) New Glenn launch vehicle…

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