Blue Origin Successfully Lands Reused Rocket Booster for First Time

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A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket lifts off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on April 19, 2026. It is the third launch of New Glenn, carrying the AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7satellite into low Earth orbit. Reuters/Joe SkipperBlue Origin successfully landed a 29-story reusable rocket booster for the first time on April 19, marking a new wave of possibilities for the Jeff Bezos-led company to compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX.The New Glenn rocket booster, nicknamed “Never Tell Me The Odds,” took off from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida just before 7:30 a.m. ET and landed on a sea-based platform hundreds of miles downrange nearly 10 minutes later.

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