Blue Origin aims to land next New Glenn booster, then reuse it for Moon mission

"We fully intend to recover the New Glenn first stage on this next launch."

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Blue Origin, owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, nicknamed the booster stage for the next flight "Never Tell Me The Odds." It's not quite fair to say the company's leadership has gone all-in with their bet that the next launch will result in a successful booster landing. But the difference between a smooth touchdown and another crash landing will have a significant effect on Bezos's Moon program.

That's because the third New Glenn launch, penciled in for no earlier than January of next year, will reuse the same booster flown on the upcoming second flight.

That...is a bold move. But who knows, maybe getting rid of over 10% of their workforce and demanding everyone go back to the office will pay off for them.

"Never Tell Me The Odds", well, I certainly can't do that, since I don't know what they are. But I am not overly optimistic.

 

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Or, they're trying to hit a launch schedule, and their current production rate requires they reuse it, or fall behind.

Guarantee you that's it. I bet they're really hoping to be able to reuse most of those engines.