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Blue Origin Reuses Rocket Booster

Blue Origin Reuses Rocket Booster

Blue Origin achieved a major technical milestone by successfully recovering a reused orbital-class booster during its third New Glenn mission.

The 29-story heavy-lift rocket is designed to compete with Elon Musk's SpaceX, and this successful landing confirms the mastery of a key feat for launch cadence.

However, the achievement was marred by a failure in the rocket's upper stage, which left a mobile phone satellite in an orbit too low to be useful.

This setback could cause delays in Blue Origin's ambitions to support NASA's upcoming lunar missions.