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Jared Isaacman: They’ve honed in already on a potential engine issue. They’re going to learn, they’re going to fix their engine, they’re going to rebuild their pad, they’re going to get back to launching rockets.

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> NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman says the agency is helping investigate Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket explosion in May, while working to keep the Artemis program on schedule, arguing, “We can’t slow down.”

> “They’ve honed in already on a potential engine issue. They’re going to solve that,” Isaacman says. “They’re going to learn, they’re going to fix their engine, they’re going to rebuild their pad, they’re going to get back to launching rockets.”

https://x.com/FaceTheNation/status/2073787842480807952

u/Royal_Platform_6754 — 15 hours ago
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Blue Origin on X: We're proud to support American leadership in space, honor 250 years of the American pioneering spirit, and be part of the legacy.

> Across our facilities, the American flag is more than a symbol on the wall; it’s a reminder that what we’re building is part of America’s history and future. We're proud to support American leadership in space, honor 250 years of the American pioneering spirit, and be part of the legacy.

https://x.com/blueorigin/status/2073392557820637668

u/Royal_Platform_6754 — 2 days ago
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NASA Announcement of Collaboration Opportunity (ACO) for Blue Origin's "Space to Surface Deceleration Capabilities Assessment"

Through the Announcement of Collaboration Opportunity (ACO), NASA helps reduce the development cost of space technologies and accelerate the infusion of emerging commercial capabilities into future missions. Resulting in unfunded Space Act Agreements, NASA centers partner with selected companies to provide expertise, facilities, hardware and software at no cost.

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u/Royal_Platform_6754 — 4 days ago
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JohnCn: Blue Origin tug Harvey Stone brought landing barge Jacklyn (LPV-1) very slowly back into Port Canaveral this afternoon after a day and a half of offshore work. The New Glenn booster landing simulator stand was prominent on deck.

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u/Royal_Platform_6754 — 4 days ago
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Blue Origin on X: Endurance testing continues! We completed a shock test last week, introducing our MK1 lunar lander to the environment generated when it separates from New Glenn. Next up: Full vehicle separation testing.

Link: https://x.com/blueorigin/status/2072387154324410574

> Endurance testing continues! We completed a shock test last week, introducing our MK1 lunar lander to the environment generated when it separates from New Glenn.

> 21 accelerometers were positioned around the vehicle to characterize the shock response. All components exceeded survivability requirements during the test.

> Next up: Full vehicle separation testing.

u/Royal_Platform_6754 — 4 days ago
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JohnCn on X: Blue Origin’s rocket landing barge Jacklyn (LPV-1) is out for some practice and/or training today with massive tug Harvey Stone. Launch support vessel Daughter Craft followed, and all three are roughly stationary about 15.5miles offshore.

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u/Royal_Platform_6754 — 5 days ago
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New Glenn Return to Flight: A Note from CEO Dave Limp

On May 28, 2026, we experienced a significant anomaly during a New Glenn Integrated Launch Vehicle hotfire test at Launch Complex 36 in Florida. I want to provide you with an update on the remarkable recovery and rebuild efforts since that day, and our path forward to return to flight this year. 

We continue to actively investigate the cause of the anomaly. The vehicle is highly instrumented with extensive data from multiple camera angles and sensors, giving us confidence in our ability to identify and correct the root cause. Early analysis points to the aft section of the first stage. 

Now that we have more visibility into the impact, we know that we lost the lightning tower, the transporter-erector, and the hydraulic cylinders, but we caught a lot of breaks, too, and intend to make the most of them. The tank farm, Integration Facility (IF), vehicle access tower, and water tower are in good shape. As part of our pad cleanup and rebuild efforts, we've relocated Never Tell Me the Odds and three GS2 vehicles from the IF. Hardware recovery and debris removal operations are complete, and reconstruction of the pad has started.

To return to flight this year, we're not rebuilding the same pad. We're going straight to a horizontal/vertical hybrid CONOPS we had already been developing for our 9x4 New Glenn launch vehicle, using existing infrastructure, skipping a new transporter-erector, and creating a common CONOPS across two pads. 

The response from our industry partners and customers has been extraordinary. This support reinforces what we already know—what we're doing matters. From our national security and civil partners protecting our nation and returning humanity to the Moon, to commercial customers expanding global connectivity, reliable access to space has never been more critical. We take our responsibility as a launch provider very seriously, and we are committed to returning to flight with the reliability our mission demands. All of it, for the benefit of Earth. 

We're continuing to build vehicles at rate in our world-class manufacturing facilities, maintaining flight readiness, and preparing to come back stronger than before. 

Our road to space doesn't pause here. We will return to flight by the end of this year. 

It’s worth it. 

Dave-

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u/Royal_Platform_6754 — 6 days ago