Blue Origin’s New Glenn Delivers First Batch of Kuiper Production Satellites Spaceflight Now

Blue Origin’s heavy‑lift New Glenn rocket finally made its commercial debut, lofting eight full‑production Kuiper broadband satellites on a flawless ascent from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral. The reusable BE‑4‑powered first stage fired for 184 seconds before separating for a boost‑back toward a drone‑ship landing 620 kilometers downrange. Mission controllers confirmed main‑engine cutoff, stage separation, and upper‑stage ignition all…