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Blue Origin hot-fires a previously flown New Glenn booster and readies NG-3 reuse test for AST SpaceMobile BlueBird 7

Blue Origin has completed a static-fire test of the main engines on a New Glenn booster that has flown before, paving the way for its upcoming third New Glenn mission. The NG-3 launch is set to carry AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7 to low-Earth orbit and serves as a key reuse and performance validation step ahead of the next operational flight.

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