Posted Jun 2, 2026 at 6:46 AM UTCT“We will fly again before the end of this year.”That’s Dave Limp, Blue Origin CEO, commenting on New Glenn’s return to service after last week’s spectacular explosion that seriously damaged LC-36 — the rocket’s only launchpad. If the timeline holds it would be on the optimistic side of estimates and good news for NASA and Amazon who need the partially reusable, heavy-lift launch vehicle operational to meet their respective targets of returning to the Moon and competing with Starlink.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Thomas Ricker
“We will fly again before the end of this year.”
That’s Dave Limp, Blue Origin CEO, commenting on New Glenn’s return to service after last week’s spectacular explosion that seriously damaged LC-36 — the rocket’s only launchpad. If the timeline holds it would be on the optimistic side of estimates and good news for NASA and Amazon who need the partially reusable, heavy-lift launch vehicle operational to meet their respective targets of returning to the Moon and competing with Starlink. [Media: https://twitter.com/davill/status/2061655383610114124?s=46&t=B6FcUqAsSz2eBp1oqwPANw]
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