Blue Origin pulls off first reused booster landing with New Glenn

Blue Origin launched its massive New Glenn rocket for the third time on Sunday (April 19), marking the first reuse of a previously flown booster. The NG-3 mission carried the BlueBird 7 direct-to-cellphone satellite, but while the booster successfully returned, the rocket’s upper stage placed the payload into an incorrect, low orbit, preventing the satellite from operating as intended.