Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
Blue Origin’s New Glenn NG-3 delivers flown booster performance, but BlueBird 7 is lost after upper-stage anomaly and incorrect
Blue Origin’s NG-3 reused first stage reached its targets, but an anomaly on the New Glenn upper stage prevented AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7 from reaching the correct orbit. AST says BlueBird 7 will be deorbited after reaching an unsurvivable low-orbit outcome, making the mission a total loss; the satellite is insured for $30M.
