Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket Fails Satellite Launch

0:00Blue Origin's new Glenn Rocket hit a snag on its third launch this weekend when a faulty upper-stage engine left the key satellites stuck in the wrong orbit, basically dooming its mission. The rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Sunday and the first stage nailed his job by landing smoothly on an ocean barge just minutes later. But the upper stage couldn't deliver enough push to get the satellite high enough to work. Launches are now grounded until Blue Origin and the Federal Aviation Administration wrap up their full investigation. This rocket plays a big role in NASA's Artemis program, where it sets a hall blue moon landers to the moon, going head-to-head with SpaceX's. Starship for future astronaut missions, Blue Origin's CEO pinned it on one engine not producing enough thrust, based on early data. The satellite belonged to AST Space Mobile, meant to beam service straight to cell phones from space. No word yet on when that upper stage or satellite might come crashing back through the atmosphere, so teams are watching closely as the probe continues.

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