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Blue Origin’s New Glenn put a customer satellite in the wrong orbit during its third launch

Blue Origin’s New Glenn put a customer satellite in the wrong orbit during its third launch

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Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin successfully re-used one of its New Glenn rockets for the first time ever on Sunday, but the company failed at its primary mission: delivering a communications satellite to orbit for customer AST SpaceMobile. AST SpaceMobile issued a statement Sunday afternoon that the upper stage of the New Glenn rocket placed BlueBird 7 satellite into an orbit that was “lower than planned.” The satellite successfully separated from the rocket and powered on, the company said, but the altitude is too low “to sustain operations” and will now have to be de-orbited — left to burn up in the atmosphere of Earth. The cost of the loss of the satellite is covered by AST SpaceMobile’s insurance policy, according the company, and there are successive BlueBird satellites that will be completed in around a month. AST SpaceMobile has contracts with more than just Blue Origin, and the company said it expects to be able to launch 45 more to space by the end of 2026. But this represents the first major failure …

Blue Origin successfully re-uses a New Glenn rocket for the first time ever

Blue Origin successfully re-uses a New Glenn rocket for the first time ever

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Blue Origin has successfully reused one of its New Glenn rockets for the first time ever, marking a major milestone for the heavy-launch system as Jeff Bezos’ space company looks to compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX. But the overall mission’s success may be in question. Roughly two hours after the launch, Blue Origin revealed that the communications satellite that New Glenn carried to space for AST SpaceMobile wound up in an “off-nominal orbit,” meaning something may have gone wrong with the rocket’s upper stage. In other words, it appears the company missed the mark. “We have confirmed payload separation. AST SpaceMobile has confirmed the satellite has powered on,” the company wrote on X. “We are currently assessing and will update when we have more detailed information.” AST later said Blue Origin’s rocket placed its satellite into an orbit that was “lower than planned,” so the satellite will have to be de-orbited. According to a timeline provided by Blue Origin prior to the launch, the upper stage of New Glenn should have performed a second burn …

Blue Origin’s third New Glenn launch faces key reuse test in rivalry with SpaceX

Blue Origin’s third New Glenn launch faces key reuse test in rivalry with SpaceX

Published by Sam Flores

April 16 : Blue Origin is set to launch its third New Glenn mission on Friday, carrying AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7 satellite to low-Earth orbit in a flight that marks a pivotal step for the Jeff Bezos-led company’s ambitions. The mission is critical in proving New Glenn, a 29-story heavy-lift rocket, can compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX, by demonstrating reliable booster reuse, a capability that has underpinned Falcon 9’s dominance. “The successful flight of New Glenn-3 would end SpaceX’s nine-year monopoly on orbital launch vehicle reusability, marking a historic shift toward a competitive, multi-player market,” said Micah Walter-Range, president of space consulting firm Caelus Partners. The mission is scheduled for a launch window between 6:45 a.m. and 12:19 p.m. ET from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Following a series of delays earlier this month, the mission comes amid a surge of activity in the space sector, including a successful NASA Artemis II lunar flyby. The rocket’s booster, “Never Tell Me the Odds,” previously flew on the NG-2 mission in November and was recovered, setting up this week’s …

Grace episode 3 features nail biting danger for Glenn and his family

Grace episode 3 features nail biting danger for Glenn and his family

Published by Daniella Wilson

*Warning – contains full spoilers for Grace season 6 episode 3.* The third episode of Grace season 6, Dead Man’s Game, saw John Simm’s Roy and Laura Elphinstone’s Bella investigating a murder on a council estate, while Richie Campbell’s Glenn and Brad Morrison’s Nick investigated an armed robbery carried out by four masked men. The two investigations came to a head at the end of the episode, in a terrifying scene which saw Glenn being chased by Chris’s murderer Seb, as he transported John to provide information about his stepdad Damian, the ringleader behind the whole operation. Seb ended up taking both Glenn and John hostage at gunpoint, while Roy and Bella tried to get Damian to call Seb off over the phone. As Damian spoke to Seb, he betrayed Roy, Bella and John’s mum at the last moment, and told Seb to kill them both. Thankfully, Glenn managed to disarm Seb, and they both got out of there alive. John Simm and Richie Campbell in Grace. Tall Story Pictures for ITV and ITVX However, even …

Grace episode 2 airs Cassian Sandy bombshell update & threat to Glenn

Grace episode 2 airs Cassian Sandy bombshell update & threat to Glenn

Published by Daniella Wilson

*Warning – contains major spoilers for Grace season 6 episode 2.* The second episode of Grace season 6 predominantly focused on the case of a university student who was found dead, but it also contained some links to the drama’s ongoing storyline surrounding Sandy’s death. At the end of season 5, corrupt cop Cassian Pewe revealed to Roy that his wife Sandy’s death was actually a murder, perpetrated by the Benchdale gang to whom she owed money. That gang, led by the notorious Albazi, would now be coming for Roy and Sandy’s son, Bruno. At the start of season 6, Albazi was being prosecuted, but his trial seemed to be in danger of collapsing. In episode 2, Glenn told Roy that he had a lead – a man in Munich who ran a garage, and was the go-to person for stolen cars and false plates. Glenn suggested he travel to Munich to find out whether the car that killed Sandy had been procured by Albazi or one of his men. That would not only provide …

Astronaut John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth: Meet the Press Archive

Astronaut John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth: Meet the Press Archive

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Glenn, Malinin seek redemption at figure skating world championships : NPR

Glenn, Malinin seek redemption at figure skating world championships : NPR

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Amber Glenn performs during the Women’s short program during the 2026 ISU World Figure Skating Championships on Wednesday. Michal Cizek/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Michal Cizek/AFP via Getty Images Has the end of the Winter Olympics left a rink-sized void in your heart? If so, good news: the ISU Figure Skating World Championships are now underway. This year’s competition, held in Prague, began on Wednesday and ends on Saturday. Much like the Olympics, it features two days of competition in each of the four disciplines: women’s, men’s, pairs and ice dance. It’s the last major event of the 2025-2026 figure skating season, offering athletes one more shot at a title and, in some cases, post-Olympics redemption. Many Olympians, including American gold medalist Alysa Liu, and reigning ice dance world champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates, withdrew from worlds after medaling in Milan, which is not unusual. But other fan-favorites, like Amber Glenn and Ilia Malinin, are aiming to make this podium after missing out in Italy. Competition kicked off with the women’s …

Glenn Beck’s AI George Washington Is a Right Wing Sexual Fantasy

Glenn Beck’s AI George Washington Is a Right Wing Sexual Fantasy

Published by Sam Flores

The founding era’s premier beefcake is uniquely adaptable to an alpha aesthetic. He was famous for his bearing—his height, musculature, and command. The gimmick works because Washington has always been the most physically legible of the founders. Thomas Jefferson praised him as “the most graceful figure that could be seen on horseback,” and later biographers, whom I dub “the thigh men,” would marvel at the way his legs gripped the flanks of a horse. That’s not how we talk about the rest of the founding fathers—Jefferson bookish, Madison short, Adams annoying. But Washington is obviously imposing. His monument doesn’t even have a face. It’s just a giant phallic symbol visible from nearly anywhere in the capital. The founder-to-president pipeline is populated by a bunch of guys who played JV to get into college, and Washington didn’t even go to college. He went straight to the frontier. (No matter that he was an autodidact, obsessive in his research.) Mr. Neutrality has vanished. In his place, Beck installs a digital body. Not a simulacrum of his real …

Former MoMA Director Glenn Lowry Says Leon Black Is a ‘Solid Trustee’

Former MoMA Director Glenn Lowry Says Leon Black Is a ‘Solid Trustee’

Published by Jenni Sidey

While collector Leon Black continues to face controversy over his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, he has found a defender in Glenn Lowry, a former director of the Museum of Modern Art, the New York institution where Black is currently a board member. Black was previously chair of MoMA’s board, but he left that position in 2021 following the publication of reports on his friendship and business relationship with Epstein. Prior to his departure from that position, activists and high-profile artists had called for Black’s ejection. Related Articles That year, Black also departed his role as CEO of the investment firm Apollo Global Management. In 2023, Black paid $62.5 million to the US Virgin Islands to settle all Epstein-related claims against him. Black’s lawyer said at the time that he had “engaged and made payments to Jeffrey Epstein for legitimate financial advisory services, which based on everything now known, he very much regrets.” Black made yet more headlines in 2026, with the release of new Epstein-related files, one of which featured a lengthy …

Amber Glenn addresses viral clip of her smiling as Russian skater Adeliia Petrosian falls during free skate

Amber Glenn addresses viral clip of her smiling as Russian skater Adeliia Petrosian falls during free skate

Published by Daniella Wilson

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Team USA figure skater Amber Glenn has explained the truth behind her reaction to fellow Olympian Adeliia Petrosian’s fall during Thursday’s free skate. In the second part of the individual women’s figure skating event at the Winter Olympics, Glenn had been sitting in the kiss-and-cry area after assuming first place following her free skate. However, when Petrosian — who had tumbled while attempting a quad toeloop — about to receive her scores, the camera panned over to Glenn, who was seen smiling. The video quickly went viral on social media as people assumed Glenn was pleased with the skater messing up critical parts of her free skate. Glenn went on to defend herself on X as she responded to someone who posted the video, …