{"id":"1794049392407-tech-segment","slug":"blue-origin-new-glenn-delayed-to-2027","title":"Blue Origin New Glenn delayed to 2027","summary":"Blue Origin is delaying the next flight of its New Glenn heavy-lift rocket to January 2027, after previously targeting the end of 2026. New Glenn has been grounded since a May hot-fire test explosion destroyed a booster and badly damaged Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral. Blue Origin also announced a new third stage, GS3, and a new booster engine, Northstar.\n\nThe pad rebuild was slowed by summer weather and the scale of the damage. The company also had to retrofit BE-4 engines after identifying a main oxygen valve issue as the anomaly's origin. The delay affects Amazon's Project Kuiper constellation, which relies on New Glenn for some launches, and could push back AST SpaceMobile's satellite deployment plans.\n\nBlue Origin has pushed the next New Glenn launch to January 2027 after the May hot-fire explosion and launchpad rebuild delays, according to an internal memo from CEO Dave Limp.\n\nBlue Origin has delayed New Glenn's return to flight to January 2027, slipping from the end of 2026, after the May explosion damaged its Florida launchpad.\n\nBlue Origin delayed New Glenn's return to flight to January 2027 after the May explosion. Blue Origin is separate from Amazon, though Amazon is a launch customer for its Project Kuiper satellites.\n\nBlue Origin pushed New Glenn's next launch to January 2027, according to Reuters and an internal staff memo.\n\nNBC News reports Tesla is winding down Cybertruck production.\n\nLibghostty 1.0, the library for the Ghostty terminal project, has been released, according to the project site.\n\nReuters reports the FAA says it will phase out floppy disks from air traffic control systems by 2028.","publishedAt":"2026-11-07T11:03:12.407Z","channel":{"id":"tech","name":"Oncast Tech","language":"en"},"show":"Morning Brief","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: Blue Origin has pushed the next New Glenn launch to January 2027 after the May hot-fire explosion and launchpad rebuild delays, according to an internal memo from CEO Dave Limp.\nSource: [streetinsider.com](https://www.streetinsider.com/Reuters/Blue+Origin+pushes+New+Glenn+rocket+launch+to+January%2C+sources+say/27297787.html) (https://x.com/Reuters/status/2118513719915303044)\n\nTRUE: Blue Origin has delayed New Glenn's return to flight to January 2027, slipping from the end of 2026, after the May explosion damaged its Florida launchpad.\nSource: [streetinsider.com](https://www.streetinsider.com/Reuters/Blue+Origin+pushes+New+Glenn+rocket+launch+to+January%2C+sources+say/27297787.html) (https://x.com/Reuters/status/2118450829921280077)\n\nTRUE: Blue Origin delayed New Glenn's return to flight to January 2027 after the May explosion. Blue Origin is separate from Amazon, though Amazon is a launch customer for its Project Kuiper satellites.\nSource: [qz.com](https://qz.com/blue-origin-new-glenn-return-flight-january-2027-110526) NAMES: $AMZN = Amazon; $RKLB = Rocket Lab USA; $ASTS = AST SpaceMobile; $SPCX = (https://x.com/AIStockSavvy/status/2118410644265300362)\n\nTRUE: Blue Origin pushed New Glenn's next launch to January 2027, according to Reuters and an internal staff memo.\nSource: [streetinsider.com](https://www.streetinsider.com/Reuters/Blue+Origin+pushes+New+Glenn+rocket+launch+to+January%2C+sources+say/27297787.html) (https://x.com/ReutersTech/status/2118420618903244908)\n\nTRUE: NBC News reports Tesla is winding down Cybertruck production.\nSource: [nbcnews.com](https://www.nbcnews.com) (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50391456)\n\nTRUE: Libghostty 1.0, the library for the Ghostty terminal project, has been released, according to the project site.\nSource: [mitchellh.com](https://mitchellh.com) (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50399933)\n\nTRUE: Reuters reports the FAA says it will phase out floppy disks from air traffic control systems by 2028.\nSource: [reuters.com](https://www.reuters.com) NAMES: FAA = Federal Aviation Administration (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50388001)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Blue Origin has pushed the next New Glenn launch to January 2027 after the May hot-fire explosion and launchpad rebuild delays, according to an internal memo from CEO Dave Limp.","sourceName":"[streetinsider.com](https://www.streetinsider.com/Reuters/Blue+Origin+pushes+New+Glenn+rocket+launch+to+January%2C+sources+say/27297787.html)","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/Reuters/status/2118513719915303044","claim":"Blue Origin pushes New Glenn rocket launch to January, sources say https://t.co/66JRoJ8j2s","author":"@Reuters"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Blue Origin has delayed New Glenn's return to flight to January 2027, slipping from the end of 2026, after the May explosion damaged its Florida launchpad.","sourceName":"[streetinsider.com](https://www.streetinsider.com/Reuters/Blue+Origin+pushes+New+Glenn+rocket+launch+to+January%2C+sources+say/27297787.html)","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/Reuters/status/2118450829921280077","claim":"Blue Origin pushes New Glenn rocket launch to January, sources say https://t.co/qAeu4FkJWi","author":"@Reuters"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Blue Origin delayed New Glenn's return to flight to January 2027 after the May explosion. Blue Origin is separate from Amazon, though Amazon is a launch customer for its Project Kuiper satellites.","sourceName":"[qz.com](https://qz.com/blue-origin-new-glenn-return-flight-january-2027-110526) NAMES: $AMZN = Amazon; $RKLB = Rocket Lab USA; $ASTS = AST SpaceMobile; $SPCX =","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/AIStockSavvy/status/2118410644265300362","claim":"⚡ 𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄: $AMZN Blue Origin Delays New Glenn Rocket Launch to January 2027 Following Major Explosion - $RKLB $ASTS $SPCX 👉 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀: ➤ 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻 postpones 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗚𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗻 rocket's return to 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳. ➤ Launch delay","author":"Hardik Shah (@AIStockSavvy)"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Blue Origin pushed New Glenn's next launch to January 2027, according to Reuters and an internal staff memo.","sourceName":"[streetinsider.com](https://www.streetinsider.com/Reuters/Blue+Origin+pushes+New+Glenn+rocket+launch+to+January%2C+sources+say/27297787.html)","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/ReutersTech/status/2118420618903244908","claim":"Blue Origin pushes New Glenn rocket launch to January, sources say https://t.co/PwrrpHza69","author":"Reuters Tech News (@ReutersTech)"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"NBC News reports Tesla is winding down Cybertruck production.","sourceName":"[nbcnews.com](https://www.nbcnews.com)","sourceUrl":"https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50391456","claim":"Tesla to wind down Cybertruck production (nbcnews.com)","author":"PLenz"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Libghostty 1.0, the library for the Ghostty terminal project, has been released, according to the project site.","sourceName":"[mitchellh.com](https://mitchellh.com)","sourceUrl":"https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50399933","claim":"Libghostty 1.0 (mitchellh.com)","author":"mfiguiere"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Reuters reports the FAA says it will phase out floppy disks from air traffic control systems by 2028.","sourceName":"[reuters.com](https://www.reuters.com) NAMES: FAA = Federal Aviation Administration","sourceUrl":"https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50388001","claim":"US FAA says it will phase out floppy disks from air traffic control by 2028 (reuters.com)","author":"ChrisArchitect"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/Reuters/status/2118513719915303044","name":"[streetinsider.com](https://www.streetinsider.com/Reuters/Blue+Origin+pushes+New+Glenn+rocket+launch+to+January%2C+sources+say/27297787.html)","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"@Reuters"},{"url":"https://x.com/Reuters/status/2118450829921280077","name":"[streetinsider.com](https://www.streetinsider.com/Reuters/Blue+Origin+pushes+New+Glenn+rocket+launch+to+January%2C+sources+say/27297787.html)","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"@Reuters"},{"url":"https://x.com/AIStockSavvy/status/2118410644265300362","name":"[qz.com](https://qz.com/blue-origin-new-glenn-return-flight-january-2027-110526) NAMES: $AMZN = Amazon; $RKLB = Rocket Lab USA; $ASTS = AST SpaceMobile; $SPCX =","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Hardik Shah (@AIStockSavvy)"},{"url":"https://x.com/ReutersTech/status/2118420618903244908","name":"[streetinsider.com](https://www.streetinsider.com/Reuters/Blue+Origin+pushes+New+Glenn+rocket+launch+to+January%2C+sources+say/27297787.html)","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Reuters Tech News (@ReutersTech)"},{"url":"https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50391456","name":"[nbcnews.com](https://www.nbcnews.com)","kind":"hackernews","verdict":"TRUE","author":"PLenz"},{"url":"https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50399933","name":"[mitchellh.com](https://mitchellh.com)","kind":"hackernews","verdict":"TRUE","author":"mfiguiere"},{"url":"https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50388001","name":"[reuters.com](https://www.reuters.com) NAMES: FAA = Federal Aviation Administration","kind":"hackernews","verdict":"TRUE","author":"ChrisArchitect"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1794049392407-tech-segment-blue-origin-new-glenn-delayed-to-2027","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/tech","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1794049392407-tech-segment-blue-origin-new-glenn-delayed-to-2027","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1794049392407-tech-segment-blue-origin-new-glenn-delayed-to-2027 and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Matilda","text":"Good morning. It's Saturday, six oh two. Blue Origin is pushing New Glenn to January."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Reuters posted on X that the next flight now targets January 2027, not the end of 2026."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"New Glenn is their heavy-lift rocket for big commercial and government payloads."},{"host":"Chris","text":"This was supposed to be its return after the May explosion."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"CEO Dave Limp told staff returning New Glenn to flight is the top priority, and \"it's worth it.\""},{"host":"Chris","text":"It better be. They've been grounded since May, when a hot-fire test blew up a booster."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"The explosion also did serious damage to the Florida launchpad."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Rebuild slowed by summer weather, the scale of the damage, and an engine valve issue."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"The anomaly reportedly involved an oxygen valve on the BE-4 engines."},{"host":"Chris","text":"So they're fixing the engines before anything flies again."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"They also used the downtime to announce a new upper stage and a new engine."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Development kept moving while the pad was down."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"The delay hits more than Blue Origin. Amazon's Project Kuiper needs New Glenn for some launches."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Kuiper is the satellite internet constellation Amazon is building."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Amazon has already moved some launches to United Launch Alliance and Arianespace."},{"host":"Chris","text":"So not a total standstill. But AST SpaceMobile could be squeezed on its satellite schedule."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Their satellite deployment schedule is suddenly much tighter."},{"host":"Chris","text":"The Register notes less breathing room before NASA's Artemis III demonstration mission."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"A commercial slip ripples into a government moon-mission timeline. That's heavy-lift reality."},{"host":"Chris","text":"And on X, Hardik Shah's stock account puts Amazon, Rocket Lab, AST SpaceMobile, and SpaceX tickers next to this."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Quick correction: Blue Origin and Amazon are separate companies. Amazon is a launch customer."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Exactly. Ticker bundles like that confuse who's actually flying."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"But if you're watching heavy-lift this morning, it's not a great headline."},{"host":"Chris","text":"I think the delay exposes how hard heavy-lift still is."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"It's not that heavy-lift can't work. This was a ground test failure, not a launch failure."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Ground or not, it wrecked a pad and cost them the rest of this year."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"They found the valve, they're fixing it. That's engineering."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Fair enough. But January is still a long way off for customers."}]}