The launch occurred at 2:03 a.m.
ET from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
The Saturn V-sized rocket appeared tohesitateat liftoff, its thrust-to-weight ratio barely exceeding 1.0.
The second stage seamlessly took over, its two BE-3U engines igniting to propel the payload toward orbit.
Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp celebrated the achievement on X, stating, “We did it!
Great night for Team Blue.
On to spring and trying again on the landing.”
Great night for Team Blue.
On to spring and trying again on the landing.
(Here is another view!
During the descent, the rocket’s telemetry and video feed froze, leaving its fate uncertain.
We’ll learn a lot from today and retry at our next launch this spring."
The loss of the booster, though disappointing, was not entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, the company already has a backlog of satellites awaiting launch on New Glenn rockets.
