FAA orders investigation into Blue Origin’s New Glenn mishap

The FAA has ordered Blue Origin to investigate a possible upper-stage failure on New Glenn and has grounded the rocket until the review is complete.

The mission successfully flew a reused booster and landed it, but the AST SpaceMobile payload was left in a lower-than-planned orbit.

The satellite is expected to be lost, and the setback could delay Blue Origin’s commercial, lunar, and national security plans.

The probe adds pressure on Blue Origin to prove New Glenn’s reusability and reliability.