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Second stage engine cutoff confirmed. New Glenn’s second stage and payload are now in orbit. Another burn coming up...
“So You’re Telling Me There’s a Chance.”
New Glenn’s booster is preparing for landing. The fully reusable booster will start its descent back to Earth—headed towards Jacklyn, a landing platform stationed several hundred miles downrange.
Fairing jettison confirmed. The second stage with our Blue Ring Pathfinder is continuing toward space.
New Glenn has passed the Kármán line, the internationally recognized boundary of space!
New Glenn’s first main engine cut-off and stage separation both confirmed! The booster will begin coasting for approximately four minutes. Coming up, second stage ignition.
The readiness poll is complete. New Glenn is GO for launch and proceeding to terminal count. Tune in live to the webcast!
Entering unplanned hold due to range red for a wayward boat. New T-0 forthcoming.
To reiterate our objectives—this is our first flight, and we’ve prepared rigorously for it. But no amount of ground testing or mission simulations is a replacement for flying this rocket. Our key objective today is to reach orbit safely. Anything beyond that is icing on the
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