Space Tech Today: Blue Origin Lands Reused New Glenn, But AST SpaceMobile Satellite Is Lost
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., April 20, 2026, 04:47 EDT Blue Origin managed to recover its reused New Glenn booster on Sunday, marking progress for Jeff Bezos’ heavyweight rocket and its prospects for repeat missions. Not everything went smoothly, though: AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7 satellite got stuck in low orbit and is now set to de-orbit. The booster lifted off from Cape Canaveral shortly after 7:25 a.m. ET and landed about 10 minutes later, Reuters reported.