NASA chief praises progress Blue Origin is making after launch failure
Credit: Blue Origin A crane performs a vertical breakover of New Glenn—the reverse of the operation already used to offload the booster from Jacklyn—and lifts the vehicle onto a refurbished launch table. “Blue Origin’s response to the situation is almost beyond impressive, and that’s not just a NASA assessment,” Isaacman said in response to questions from reporters on Wednesday afternoon. He noted that officials from the US Space Force have also been deeply involved in Blue Origin’s planning and work since an anomaly during a test firing took out New Glenn’s only operational launch pad on May 28.
- ▪Credit: Blue Origin A crane performs a vertical breakover of New Glenn—the reverse of the operation already used to offload the booster from Jacklyn—and lifts the vehicle onto a refurbished launch table.
- ▪“Blue Origin’s response to the situation is almost beyond impressive, and that’s not just a NASA assessment,” Isaacman said in response to questions from reporters on Wednesday afternoon.
- ▪He noted that officials from the US Space Force have also been deeply involved in Blue Origin’s planning and work since an anomaly during a test firing took out New Glenn’s only operational launch pad on May 28.
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Blue urgency NASA chief praises progress Blue Origin is making after launch failure “We’ve got time into 2027 before we’re getting nervous.” Eric Berger – Jul 1, 2026 3:57 pm | 4 A crane performs a vertical breakover of New Glenn—the reverse of the operation already used to offload the booster from Jacklyn—and lifts the vehicle onto a refurbished launch table. Credit: Blue Origin A crane performs a vertical breakover of New Glenn—the reverse of the operation already used to offload the booster from Jacklyn—and lifts the vehicle onto a refurbished launch table.
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