The New Glenn is a privately funded orbital launch vehicle in development by Blue Origin. New Glenn is described as a 7-meter-diameter (23 ft), two- or three-stage rocket.
facts
providerBlue Origin
countryUSA
classHeavy-lift launch vehicle
payload to LEOkg45,000
reusableyes
first flight2025-01-16
flights total3
flights successful2
last flight2026-04-19
next flight2026-12-31
statusgrounded
price per launchUSDunknown
payload to GTOkg13,000
heightm98
diameterm7
crawled events
- notable2026-11-05Blue Origin unveils GS3 third stage and Northstar engine for New Glenn
- notable2026-11-05Blue Origin pushes New Glenn's return to flight to January 2027
- notable2026-10-23NASA details three-vehicle Artemis III test plan, two options for Artemis IV landing
- notable2026-10-16Blue Origin to build $330 million plant for 150 New Glenn upper stages a year
- major2026-10-08Blue Origin to build $650 million satellite factory in Texas
- notable2026-10-02Blue Origin names former NASA science chief Zurbuchen SVP of Advanced Concepts
- notable2026-09-29FAA opens comment on Blue Origin bid to launch New Glenn 50 times a year
- notable2026-09-23Space Applications Services books LUVMI-M lunar rover on Blue Origin lander
- notable2026-09-20NASA's Isaacman says Artemis III is running about 90 days behind schedule
- notable2026-09-11Rocket Lab protests NASA's Mars orbiter award to Blue Origin
- notable2026-09-09SpaceX and Blue Origin skip Paris summit amid White House pressure
- major2026-09-01Blue Origin wins $700M NASA Mars Telecommunications Network contract
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timeline
- 20262026-05-28New Glenn explodes during static fire test, destroying rocket and pad infrastructureas of 2026-07-12
- 2026-04-19incidentBlueBird Block 2 #2 launch failureoutcome: Launch Failurecause: AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7 successfully launched on Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket, but was placed into an unusable lower orbit and will be deorbited despite the booster landing successfully.as of 2026-07-08
- 2026-04-19incidentBlueBird 7 (Block 2 #2) launch failureoutcome: Launch Failurecause: AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7 successfully launched on Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket, but was placed into an unusable lower orbit and will be deorbited despite the booster landing successfully.as of 2026-07-30
- 20252025-11-13New Glenn lands booster for first time on second flight carrying NASA's ESCAPADEas of 2026-07-12
- 2025-01-16New Glenn reaches orbit on maiden flight, booster lost on descentas of 2026-07-12
- 20202020-12-16NASA awards Blue Origin NLS II launch services contract for New Glennas of 2026-07-12
sources
[1] ll.thespacedevs.com ↗
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faq
Who builds New Glenn?
New Glenn is built by Blue Origin. as of 2026-07-05
How many times has New Glenn flown?
New Glenn has flown 3 times. as of 2026-07-05
When did New Glenn first fly?
New Glenn first flew on 2025-01-16. as of 2026-07-05
Is New Glenn reusable?
New Glenn is reusable. as of 2026-07-05