Blue Origin delays New Glenn return to flight to January 2027

Blue Origin's New Glenn return to flight has slipped to January 2027, according to a leaked staff memo from CEO Dave Limp, after a ground test explosion in May badly damaged the launchpad. The company also unveiled GS3, a third stage, and Northstar, a booster engine it says has half the parts and 30 percent less mass than the BE-4 while raising thrust from 640,000 to 715,000 pounds-force. The memo says the team has fixed the anomaly, which Limp earlier linked to the main oxygen valve on one BE-4 engine.

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