Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Watch live coverage as Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches its third New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, carrying AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7 satellite into low Earth orbit. The mission will see the reuse of the New Glenn first stage used on the NG-2 mission in November.
Liftoff of the liquid methane and liquid hydrogen fueled rocket from pad 36 is scheduled during a two-hour launch window that opens Sunday, April 19 at 6:45 a.m. EDT (1045 UTC). The rocket will take a south-easterly trajectory on departure from the Space Coast.
After separation from the second stage, New Glenn's first stage booster, named 'Never Tell Me the Odds', will attempt to land on Blue Origin's landing platform 'Jacklyn' in the Atlantic Ocean about nine minutes after launch. It will be the second flight for the booster, although it is equipped with new BE-4 engines.
Our live coverage of the NG-3 mission with commentary from Will Robinson-Smith will begin about an hour prior to launch.
Thumbnail photo: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now.
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Watch live coverage as Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches its third New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, carrying AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7 satellite into low Earth orbit. The mission will see the reuse of the New Glenn first stage used on the NG-2 mission in November.
Liftoff of the liquid methane and liquid hydrogen fueled rocket from pad 36 is scheduled during a two-hour launch window that opens Sunday, April 19 at 6:45 a.m. EDT (1045 UTC). The rocket will take a south-easterly trajectory on departure from the Space Coast.
After separation from the second stage, New Glenn's first stage booster, named 'Never Tell Me the Odds', will attempt to land on Blue Origin's landing platform 'Jacklyn' in the Atlantic Ocean about nine minutes after launch. It will be the second flight for the booster, although it is equipped with new BE-4 engines.
Our live coverage of the NG-3 mission with commentary from Will Robinson-Smith will begin about an hour prior to launch.
Thumbnail photo: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now.
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