Blue Origin has grounded its New Glenn rocket after an engine failure during its third flight left a satellite in the wrong orbit. While the first-stage booster landed successfully on Sunday, the upper stage failed to produce enough thrust to deploy an AST SpaceMobile satellite. Both the stage and payload reentered the atmosphere on Monday.
The company and the FAA are investigating the malfunction. The grounding impacts NASA’s Artemis program, which relies on the 320-foot rocket for future lunar landers. Read the full story at Fortune (subscription).
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