Blue Origin news
Here we gather what the specialist press publishes about Blue Origin: 48 stories collected since July 8, 2026, newest first and always linking to the outlet that published them. The list updates itself as new pieces come in. The recurring topics are Space, Industry, Other.
August 7, 2026
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Blue Origin has traced New Glenn's May static-fire explosion to a main oxygen valve on one of the BE-4 engines, confirmed by hardware recovery and hotfire testing, with return-to-flight targeted…
August 6, 2026
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The Aug. 5 update from Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp offered the first explanation for what caused the company’s 98-meter-tall (320 ft.) to explode at the pad on May 28.
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As Dave Linp stated in a post on X, the anomaly originated in the main oxygen valve of one of the BE-4 engines. This was also confirmed through the recovery and inspection of hardware…
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"The anomaly originated at the main oxygen valve on one of the BE-4 engines."
Blue Origin discovers oxygen valve failure that caused the explosion of the New Glenn rocket and prepares design corrections.
Dave Limp, CEO of Blue Origin, has reported that the New Glenn explosion that occurred last May was caused by a problem in one of its seven BE-4 engines. "The…
Blue Origin has made considerable progress in its New Glenn anomaly investigation, tracing the problem to a faulty valve in one of the rocket's first-stage engines.
A New Glenn exploded on the launch pad during a hot-fire test in May. Blue Origin has now made further progress in determining the cause.
Dave Limp, CEO of Blue Origin, gave new details on 5 August about the New Glenn explosion that occurred on 29 May. According to Limp, the triggering cause…
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August 5, 2026
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Blue Origin has traced the explosion of its New Glenn rocket during a static-fire test in May to a valve in the rocket’s BE-4 engine. The post New Glenn explosion linked to rocket engine valve…
August 3, 2026
Blue Origin landed a $11.7M increase to its AFRL contract to study how its launcher can be used to complete point-to-point delivery missions. The post AFRL Adds $11.7M to Blue Origin’s…
August 2, 2026
The Air Force Research Laboratory increased by $11.7 million Blue Origin’s contract to study the use of space rockets for point-to-point deliveries The post U.S. Air Force expands Blue Origin rocket…
July 31, 2026
As Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp announced in a post on X, dismantling of the launch tower is complete – the lightning mast and the top six modules have been removed, meaning the…
Two months after losing a New Glenn rocket to a pad explosion during a static… The post Blue Origin continues rebuilding LC-36, prepares testing alternatives for New Glenn second stage appeared…
July 27, 2026
Blue Origin will use NASA’s Stennis Space Center to test New Glenn upper stages as it rebuilds its Cape Canaveral launch complex. The post Blue Origin to test New Glenn upper stages at Stennis…
July 24, 2026
NASA and Blue Origin have finalized plans to hot-fire test the second stage of the… The post Blue Origin to conduct New Glenn second stage hot fires on Stennis B-2 stand appeared first on…
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NASA and Blue Origin announced Friday they recently agreed to conduct second stage hot fire testing for the company’s New Glenn rocket on the B-2 test stand at the agency’s Stennis Space Center near…
July 8, 2026
Blue Origin is raising $10 billion at a $130 billion pre-money valuation from Coatue Asset Management, Bezos himself, and other big-name investors, The New York Times reported.
